Methylamine → [(5,6-Dichloropyridin-3-yl)methyl](methyl)amine

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A mixture of 2-(5,6-dichloro-pyridin-3-ylmethyl)-isoindole-1,3-dione from step (b) above (307 mg, 1.0 mmol) and methylamine (1.0 mL, 2.0 mmoL, 2.0 M in THF, Aldrich) in EtOH (10 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 4 days. The solvent was removed in vacuo to give the title compound, which was used in the next step without additional purification.

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