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HRID 1703317Generated: October 31, 2026

Formic Acid → N-Pyridin-2-ylmethyl-formamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
Reactant2-PyridinemethanamineHCID 19509—
ProductN-Pyridin-2-ylmethyl-formamideHCID 12228441—

Reaction Steps

2-Aminomethylpyridine (60 g.) was refluxed with 180 ml. of formic acid for 4 hours and left to stir for approximately 16 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was concentrated to an oil and purified; 2-formamidomethylpyridine obtained by distillation (72.3 g., b.p. 117°-141° C./0.5 mm.)

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04351843
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_09
ORD IDord-519f8ef8a22241f9b224efb801894970
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_09