4-Nitrophenol → 4-(4-Nitrophenoxy)pyridin-2-amine

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2-Amino-4-chloropyridine (2.00 g) was dissolved in N-methylpyrrolidone (31.8 ml), and then 4-nitrophenol (6.51 g) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (15.9 ml) were added thereto under a nitrogen atmosphere, followed by stirring at 150° C. for 3 days. The reaction mixture was cooled down to room temperature, and partitioned between ethyl acetate and a 1 N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (32 ml). The organic layer was washed with water and brine in this order, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under a reduced pressure to give a residue, which was then purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent; hexane:ethyl acetate=1:2 to 1:5). Fractions containing the target compound were concentrated under a reduced pressure to give a residue, which was then dried in vacuum to provide the titled compound (764 mg, 21.2%) as a brown solid.

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