Ammonium Chloride → 3-Amino-5-bromo-2-chloropyridine

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To a solution of 5-bromo-2-chloro-3-nitropyridine (5.0 g, 21.1 mmol) in methanol (50 mL) and dichloromethane (5 mL) was added zinc (7.6 g, 115.8 mmol) and ammonium chloride (5.6 g, 105.3 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 24 hours. The solids were removed by filtration and washed with dichloromethane. The filtrate was washed with water (50 mL), brine (50 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The crude 5-bromo-2-chloropyridin-3-amine (4.2 g) was used without further purification. LCMS [M+H]: 207.

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