2-(Dimethylamino)ethanol → 6-[2-(Dimethylamino)ethoxy]pyridin-3-amine

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To a solution of 2-chloro-5-nitropyridine (500 mg, 3.1 mmol) in dioxane (30 mL) at room temperature was added 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol (309 mg, 3.5 mmol) and 60 wt. % NaH (0.15 g, 3.7 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature until the reaction was complete by LCMS analysis. The reaction mixture was poured onto ice-cold water and the product was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (30 mL), degassed with nitrogen, charged with catalytic 10 wt. % Pd/C (0.3 g) and the reaction mixture was placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen (40 Psi) until the reduction was complete by LCMS analysis. The reaction mixture was filtered over diatomaceous earth and the filtrate was concentrated to provide the desired product (340 mg, 61%) as a purple solid: ESI MS m/z 182 [C9H15N3O+H]+.

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