Triethylamine → N-(5-bromopyridin-2-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide

Reaction equation

[NH2:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([Br:8])=[CH:4][N:3]=1.C(N(CC)CC)C.[CH3:16][C:17]([CH3:22])([CH3:21])[C:18](Cl)=[O:19]>ClCCl>[Br:8][C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:2]([NH:1][C:18](=[O:19])[C:17]([CH3:22])([CH3:21])[CH3:16])=[N:3][CH:4]=1

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Procedure

A solution of 5.00 g (28.9 mmol) of 2-amino-5-bromopyridine in 20 mL of dichloromethane was treated sequentially with 3.50 g (34.6 mmol) of triethylamine followed by 3.50 g (29.2 mmol) of trimethylacetyl chloride. The reaction mixture was filtered after about 1 hour, and the filtrate was evaporated to a colorless oil. This was crystallized from hexanes, filtered and washed to afford 3.36 g of N-(5-bromo-pyridin-2-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-propionamide as white crystals, mp 57-59° C. 1H NMR (deuterochloroform) δ=8.28 (d, 1 H); 8.16 (d, 1 H); 7.96 (br, 1 H); 7.75 (d of d, 1 H); 1.29 (s, 9 H): MS (NH3Cl): m/z=257, 259 (M+H+, Br isotopes).