Ethanimidic acid, ethyl ester, hydrochloride (1:1) → N-((6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl)-N-methylethanimidamide hydrochloride

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To 40 ml of ethanol was added 5.1 g of N-(2-chloro-5-pyridylmethyl)-N-Methylamine and then 4 g of ethyl acetimidate hydrochloride at 0° C. After stirring for an hour, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred over night. The solvent was then distilled off. The obtained white residue was washed with diethyl ether to afford 7.3 g of the title compound m.p. 192°-197° C.

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