Methanol → 4-N-phenylpyridine-3,4-diamine

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4-Phenylamino-3-nitropyridine (1.40 g, 6.51 mmol) was dissolved in the mixed solvent of 15 ml of ethanol and 10 ml of dichloromethane. After the atmosphere was replaced with nitrogen, 0.10 g of 10% palladium-carbon was added thereto. After the atmosphere was replaced with hydrogen, hydrogen addition was conducted with stirring at room temperature for about 15 hours. Palladium-carbon was removed by filtration and the filtered cake was washed with ethanol. The filtrate and the washings were combined and then concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography [eluent: dichloromethane: methanol=2:1 (v/v)]to obtain 1.07 g of a light brown solid (yield: 88.7%).

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