Ammonium formate → HCID 68356521, compound

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To a stirred solution of tert-butyl (RS)-2-(6-(diphenylmethyleneamino)-5-methylpyridin-3-yl)morpholine-4-carboxylate (1.0 g) in ethanol (100 ml) was added ammonium formate (14 g). The reaction mixture was degassed by bubbling argon into the mixture for several minutes. 10% Palladium on activated charcoal (2.56 mg) was then added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was then filtered through celite and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was taken up in EtOAc and the mixture was washed sequentially with water and with saturated brine. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel; gradient: heptane/dichloromethane/MeOH) to afford tert-butyl (RS)-2-(6-amino-5-methylpyridin-3-yl)morpholine-4-carboxylate (246 mg, 38%) as a colourless oil. MS (ISP): 294.2 ([M+H]+).

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