Ammonium formate → ethyl 6-[(3R)-3-piperidinylamino]nicotinate

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To a solution of ethyl 6-{[(3R)-1-benzyl-3-piperidinyl]amino}-5-chloronicotinate (6.75 g, 18.1 mmol) in ethanol (200 mL) were added ammonium formate (6.83 g, 108 mmol) and 10% Pd/C (20% w/w, 1.2 g) at ambient temperature and the mixture was heated to reflux with stirring for 8 hrs. After cooling, the catalyst in the reaction mixture was removed by filtration. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (NH, CHCl3 only —CHCl3:MeOH/50:1-25:1) to give ethyl 6-[(3R)-3-piperidinylamino]nicotinate (4.5 g, 100%) as an oil.

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