Dimethylformamide → (R)-4-tert-butyl-1-((tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)pyridin-2(1H)-imine

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A mixture of 4-tert-butylpyridin-2-amine (1.0 g, 6.7 mmol, LeadGen Labs), Example 11A (2.0 g, 8.0 mmol), and tetrabutylammonium iodide (1.2 g, 3.3 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1.3 mL) was heated at 95° C. for 16 hours. The reaction was incomplete as monitored by LC/MS. One more equivalent of both Example 11A and tetrabutylammonium iodide were added. After stirring at 95° C. for 16 hours, the reaction mixture was cooled and quenched with saturated NaHCO3 (10 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (3×30 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to provide the title compound. MS (ESI+) m/z 235 (M+H)+.

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