2-(Tributylstannyl)pyridine → 2-(2,5-Dimethyl-4-nitrophenyl)pyridine

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To a mixture of 1-bromo-2,5-dimethyl-4-nitrobenzene (185 mg, 1 mmol) and 2-(tributylstannyl)pyridine (202 mg, 1.1 mmol) in DMF (4 mL) was added tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0) (58 mg, 0.05 mmol). The reaction tube was sealed, the mixture was purged with N2 for 3 min and then heated at 120° C. under N2 for overnight. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and poured into saturated aqueous ammonia chloride solution. The crude reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×15 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine and concentrated. The crude product was purified with silica chromatography (60% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford 2-(2,5-dimethyl-4-nitrophenyl)pyridine as a white solid. The obtained solid was dissolved in acetic acid/TFA (15 mL/200 uL). To this solution was added PtO2 (10% w/w). The reaction mixture was degassed and purged with H2 for several times and then vigorously stirred under 1 atm. H2 overnight. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate concentrated to afford 2,5-Dimethyl-4-(piperidin-2-yl)aniline as a yellow oil; ESMS m/z 205 (M+H+).

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