Water → N-Methyl-N-(4-((2S)-4-((1R)-1-phenylethyl)-morpholin-2-yl)phenyl)pyridin-2-amine

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To a solution of N-(4-((2S)-4-((1R)-1-phenylethyl)morpholin-2-yl)phenyl)pyridin-2-amine (0.57 g, 1.5 mmol) and iodomethane (1.6 g, 11.2 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (50 ml) was added potassium tert-butoxide (1.6 g, 9.45 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 4 hours, water was added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexane-ethyl acetate, 1:1) to afford N-Methyl-N-(4-((2S)-4-((1R)-1-phenylethyl)-morpholin-2-yl)phenyl)pyridin-2-amine (0.57 g, 81%) as a yellow oil.

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