3-Nitro-2-vinylpyridine → 2-Ethylpyridin-3-amine

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A solution of 2-vinyl-3-nitropyridine (0.75 g, 5.0 mMol) from step 1 above dissolved in 50 mL of ethanol and 100 mg of 10% palladium on carbon was shaken under 55 psi of hydrogen using a parr hydrogenation apparatus until hydrogen uptake ceased. The mixture was filtered through a bed of celite and the filtrate concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash silica gel chromatography using 1% then 2% methanol in methylene chloride as an eluent to afford the title compound as a white crystalline solid (0.35 g).

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