Pyridine → N-(4-iodobenzyl)acetamide

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4-Iodobenzylamine (5.32 g) was dissolved in chloroform (50 ml), and, under ice-cooling, pyridine (2.76 ml) and acetic anhydride (2.58 ml) were added and the mixture was stirred for 4 hr. The reaction mixture was washed successively with water, 1N-hydrochloric acid, water and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=1:2-1:3) to give the title compound (5.18 g).

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