Triethylamine → N-(6-Chloropyridin-2-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide

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To 6-chloropyridin-2-amine (20.0 g, 156 mmol) and triethylamine (23.7 mL, 171 mmol) in 100 mL toluene at 50° C. was added pivaloyl chloride (19.6 mL, 163 mmol) dropwise via syringe. The reaction mixture was allowed to stir, and eventually became a solid mass. 50 mL toluene was added. The reaction mixture was heated overnight, and cooled to ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was quenched with 400 mL 2N aq. HCl, and diluted with 300 mL EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with water, brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to a solid. The solid was dissolved in a min. volume of hot MTBE (50° C.), and approx. 300 mL hexanes was added with swirling. On standing, crystals form, which were collected by filtration, rinsing with hexanes to give a total of N-(6-chloropyridin-2-yl)pivalamide. MS (ESI) m/z: calculated: 212.1; Observed: 213.2 (M++1).

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