Morpholine → Methyl 2-(morpholin-4-yl)pyridine-4-carboxylate

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Methyl 2-chloroisonicotinate (320 mg, 1.89 mmol) was dissolved in morpholine (5 mL) and stirred at 90° C. for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was added with saturated brine and ethyl acetate, and the organic layer was separated, followed by washing with saturated brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane=1/4) to obtain methyl 2-morpholinoisonicotinate (50 mg, 98%).

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