3-Methyl-5-nitro-2-phenylpyridine → 5-Methyl-6-phenylpyridin-3-amine

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A mixture of 3-methyl-5-nitro-2-phenylpyridine (4.43 mmol, 0.95 g) and Pd/C 10% (0.1 g) in ethanol (40 ml) was stirred for 16 hours under hydrogen atmosphere. The catalyst was filtered off and the solid thoughtfully washed with warm ethanol. The filtrate was evaporated and the crude was purified by chromatography over SiO2 eluting with DCM/methanol mixtures and affording 0.65 g (yield 80%) of the expected product.

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