Ammonium Hydroxide → 6-Bromo-5-methoxypyridin-2-amine

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2-Bromo-3-methoxy-6-nitropyridine (470 mg, 2.0 mmol) was added to 8 mL (3:1 water: ethanol) and 2 mL of 30% ammonium hydroxide. Added 350 mg (2 mmol) of sodium hydrosulfite (Na2SsO4) and heated to 60° C. After 30 min, no starting material was seen. Added 50 mL of water and extracted the product with methylene chloride (2×25 mL). Dried over MgSO4, filtered and reduced the volume. Flash chromatography (75/25 hexane/ethyl acetate) recovered 200 mg of product (50% yield). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 200 MHz) δ 7.06 (d, 1H, 10 Hz), 6.41 (d, 1H, J=10 Hz), 3.8 (s, 3H) ppm

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