Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Aminomethyl-2-(1-hydroxy-3-methyl-butyl)-pyridine hydrochloride

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Add 10% Pd/C (20 mg) to a solution of 5-azidomethyl-2-(3-methyl-butyryl)-pyridine (80 mg, 0.367 mmol) in ethanol (10 mL) containing concentrated HCl (1 mL). Submit the mixture to hydrogenation at atmospheric pressure for 2 h. Filter the reaction mixture over Celite® and concentrate in vacuo to afford the desired intermediate (95 mg, 98%). MS (ES+) m/z: 195 (M+H)+.

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