“…N ‐Benzylpyridin‐2‐amine 3 q. 20 Following the general procedure, 3 q was obtained as a white solid. 165 mg (90 %); mp 90–91 °C; IR (KBr) (cm −1 ) 3232; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 4.50 (d, J =5.6 Hz, 2 H), 4.95 (brs, 1 H), 6.36 (dt, J =8.4, 1.2 Hz, 1 H), 6.58 (ddd, J =7.2, 5.2, 1.2 Hz, 1 H), 7.23–7.29 (m, 1 H), 7.30–7.36 (m, 2 H), 7.39 (dd, J =8.8, 7.2, 1.6 Hz, 1 H), 8.09 (ddd, J =5.2, 2.0, 1.2 Hz, 2 H); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 46.3, 106.8, 113.1, 127.0, 127.2, 127.4, 128.6, 137.5, 139.2, 148.2, 158.6; MS (FAB): m/z (%) 185 [M+H] + .…”