Methylamine → 2-(Methylamino)pyridine-3-carbonitrile

HRID 1723020Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1723020 reaction equation
Cl[C:2]1[N:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][C:3]=1[C:4]#[N:5].[CH3:10][NH2:11]>>[CH3:10][NH:11][C:2]1[N:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][C:3]=1[C:4]#[N:5]

Participants

3

Procedure

A solution of 2-chloronicotinonitrile (97.82 g, 706 mmol) in 40% aqueous methylamine (706 ml) was heated to reflux for 1.5 hour. The excess methylamine was evaporated off and the resulting solids filtered and washed with water (250 mL). The crude product was dissolved in boiling water (1.4 l) and treated with charcoal and filtered through Celite. The aqueous filtrate was cooled to room temperature. After 10 hours the crystalline solid was collected, washed with water and dried to leave 71.10 g of 2-(methylamino)-nicotinonitrile (mp. 86-88 degrees C.). A sample was further purified by sublimation (100 degrees C. at 0.025 mm) mp. (87-88 degrees C.).

Workup

  1. temperatureto reflux for 1.5 hour
  2. customThe excess methylamine was evaporated off
  3. filtrationthe resulting solids filtered
  4. washwashed with water (250 mL)
  5. dissolutionThe crude product was dissolved
  6. additiontreated with charcoal
  7. filtrationfiltered through Celite
  8. customAfter 10 hours the crystalline solid was collected
  9. washwashed with water
  10. customdried

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ebeb90c690574b399ba7fe7a6bbe59d8
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1989_08
Patent number
US04859672

Reaction notes

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