Sodium hydride → 6-[(2-Benzylsulfanylbenzyl)ethylamino]nicotinic Acid Methyl Ester

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A solution of methyl-6-ethylaminonicotinate in (59 mg, 0.332 mmol) DMF (0.8 mL) was added to sodium hydride (12 mg, 0.293 mL) in DMF (0.8 mL) at 0° C. The reaction was stirred for 1 hour and a solution of 2-(2-bromomethylphenyl sulfanylmethyl)benzene 5 (81 mg, 0.276 mmol) in 80 μL of DMF was added. The reaction was allowed to warm to ambient temperature and stirred for 18 hours. The solution was quenched with water and extracted with EtOAc (7×). The organic layers were combined, washed with water and brine twice, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated to give a white solid that was recrystallized from EtOAc/hexane. The solid was purified with 5% EtOAc/hexane by chromatography to yield 350 mg (70%) of the named compound.

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