2-(2-Methyl-5-nitroanilino)-4-(3-pyridyl)pyrimidine → Imatinib amine

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N-(2-methyl-5-nitrophenyl)-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine (35 g, 0.114 mol) and stannous chloride dihydrate (128.5 g, 0.569 mol) were dissolved in a solvent mixture of ethyl acetate and ethanol (250 ml, 10/1, v/v), and the reaction solution was refluxed for 4 hours. The solution was cooled to room temperature, washed with 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, and concentrated to give N-(5-amino-2-methylphenyl)-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine (35 g).

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