6-Chloro-N-methyl-3-pyridinemethanamine → 1-[(6-Chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-1-methyl-3-nitroguanidine

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A mixture of 13.8 g of 6-chloro-N-methyl-3-pyridinemethanamine, 10.8 g of S-methyl-N-nitroisothiourea and 60 ml of ethanol was heated at 50° C. with stirring for 2 hours and then refluxed for additional 5 hours. After cooling, the separated crystal was collected by filtration, washed with a small amount of ethanol, and dried to obtain 14.7 g of the title compound. This compound is No.1 in Table 1. m.p.: 158.0° C. (Decomposed).

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