5-Methyl-6-(methylamino)-2-pyridinemethanol → HCID 10534825, compound

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A suspension of 0.33 g of (5-methyl-6-methylaminopyridin-2-yl)methanol (2.17 mmol) and 1.6 g of manganese dioxide (18.4 mmol) in 12 ml of chloroform is heated under reflux for 1 hour. The insoluble matter is removed by filtration on celite and then the solvent evaporated under vacuum. The title product is purified by chromatography on a silica column (eluent: chloroform). 0.25 g of a yellow solid is recovered.

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