4-Aminopyridine → (5-Fluoro-2-nitrophenyl)-pyridin-4-yl-amine

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Potassium tert-butoxide (898 mg, 8.0 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of 4-aminopyridine (376 mg, 4.00 mmol) in anhydrous THF (5 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere at 0° C. After 15 min stirring at 0° C., 2,4-difluoro-1-nitrobenzene (0.44 mL, 4.0 mmol) in anhydrous THF (5 mL) was added and stirring at 0° C. continued for 1 h. The reaction mixture was poured into a saturated aqueous solution of NH4Cl (50 mL). The aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc (×2) and the combined organic fractions washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was purified by column chromatography (Si—PCC, gradient 0-10% MeOH in DCM) to afford the title compound as a yellow solid (557 mg, 60%). LCMS (Method C): RT 1.26 min [M+H]+ 234.12

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