Methanol → 3,5-Difluoro-6-methoxypyridin-2-amine

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To 1 ml of methanol were added 500 mg of 2-amino-3,5,6-trifluoropyridine together with 800 mg of 28% sodium methoxide/methanol solution, and the mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 3 and half hours, and allowed to cool. After adding 25 ml of chloroform, the mixture was washed with 5 ml of distilled water. The chloroform layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the title product.

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