Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → 2-[3-(5-Bromo-3-methylpyrid-2-yl)-propylamino]-3-amino-5-(pyrid-3-ylmethyl)pyridine

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Hydrazine hydrate (5.3 ml in 25 ml methanol) was added dropwise over 25 minutes to a stirred and cooled suspension under nitrogen of 2-[3-(5-bromo-3-methylpyrid-2-yl)propylamino]-3-nitro-5-(pyrid-3-ylmethyl)pyridine (5.07 g) and Raney nickel (10 g) in methanol (600 ml) and ethanol (100 ml) keeping the temperature at 5°-10° C. Reaction was allowed to stir at 5° C. for a further 45 minutes. Raney nickel was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated to dryness to give an oil which was re-evaporated with n-propanol giving the title compound, theoretical yield, crude product used directly in next reaction.

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