Ethanol → (5-Fluoropyridin-3-yl)methanamine

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Reaction Steps

In a Parr Bottle add 2,6-dichloro-3-cyano-5-fluoropyridine (20 g, 0.105 mol), ethanol (336 mL), triethylamine (24 mL), and 5% Pd/C (4 g). Place on a Parr Shaker Apparatus under 60 psi hydrogen for 1 h at ambient temperature. Filter the reaction mixture and bubble ammonia gas into filtrate for 10 min. Add Raney® nickel (5.2 g) and place on a Parr Shaker Apparatus under 500 psi hydrogen for 18 h at 60-70° C. Filter the reaction mixture and concentrate in vacuo. Dissolve in methanol and add 1N hydrogen chloride in ether until form a precipitate. Cool in an ice bath, filter off the precipitate, wash the solid several times with ether, and dry to give the title compound as the hydrochloride salt (12 g, 70%). MS (ES+) m/z: 127 (M+H)+. Dissolve the hydrochloride salt in water, add 0.1 N aqueous NaOH to adjust to pH 10, extract with DCM, dry the organic layer over Na2SO4, filter and concentrate to give the title compound.

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