1,2-Dichloroethane → N-methoxy-N-methyl-3-(pyridin-2-yl)propanamide

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A solution of 3-pyridin-2-yl-propionic acid (1.0 g, 6.62 mmol), DMAP (10 mg), and N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (679 g, 7.0 mmol) and EDC (1.34 g, 7.0 mmol) in dichloromethane (40 mL) was treated with triethylamine (2.8 mL, 20.0 mmol). After stirring at room temperature overnight, the solution was poured into water, extracted with ethyl acetate (3×) and the combined organic phase was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. Purification by column chromatography (silica gel, 30-100% ethyl acetate in heptane) gave N-methoxy-N-methyl-3-(pyridin-2-yl)propanamide (1.02 g, 78%) as a colorless oil. ESI MS found for C10H14N2O2 m/z [195.1 (M+1)].

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