Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(aminomethyl)-6-methyl-4-(4-morpholinylmethyl)-2(1H)-pyridinone

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A clear solution of 6-methyl-4-(4-morpholinylmethyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3-pyridinecarbonitrile (0.60 g, 2.57 mmol) in HOAc (20 mL) was treated on an H-Cube apparatus (50 psi, 60° C., 1 mL/min., Raney Nickel cartridge) for 18 hr overnight. LCMS showed that the reaction was complete. The reaction was evaporated to dryness, taken up in a small volume of MeOH and treated with 4 N HCl in dioxane (5 mL, 20.00 mmol). The mixture was evaporated to dryness under vacuum (began to ppt. out during evaporation), triturated with Et2O, filtered and dried under vacuum to give the product 3-(aminomethyl)-6-methyl-4-(4-morpholinylmethyl)-2(1H)-pyridinone (0.76 g, 2.450 mmol, 95% yield) as a light grey solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 6.39 (s, 1H), 4.28 (s, 2H), 3.99 (s, 2H), 3.87 (br. s., 4H), 3.27 (br. s., 4H), 2.22 (s, 3H). MS(ES)+ m/e 238.0 [M+H]+ (weak), 221.3 [M+H]+—NH3 (strong).

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