Water → 6-Iodo-2-methoxypyridin-3-amine

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Sodium iodide (40 g), copper iodide (6.0 g) and N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine (7 mL) was added to a solution of 6-bromo-2-methoxypyridin-3-amine (26 g) in 1,4-dioxane (250 mL) in a nitrogen gas stream, and the mixture was stirred at 120° C. for 14 hours. The reaction solution was left to cool, and then water and ethyl acetate were added. Filtration through celite was followed by extraction. The organic layer was washed with a 20% sodium thiosulfate solution and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered. The solvent was then evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=85:15→70:30) to give 6-iodo-2-methoxypyridin-3-amine as a colorless powder (25 g, 75%).

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