2-Aminopyridine → HCID 22497154, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

119.5 grams (0.64 moles) of 4-chlorotetrahydrophthalic anhydride and 94.1 grams (0.64 moles) of 2-aminopyridine were added to a 500-mL, 3-necked, round-bottomed flask equipped with a Dean-Stark trap topped with a condenser, a nitrogen outlet, means for maintaining a mild sweep of nitrogen over the reaction mixture, and a magnetic stir. The material was heated to 130° C. with an externally heated oil bath to provide an easily stirred melt. The reaction was heated to 175° C. for a 45 minute period. The water of imidization collected in the Dean-Stark trap. The reaction was then heated to 220 to 225° C. for 2.5 hours and the resulting amber material was transferred into a clean glass jar. The crude material was recovered in 97% yield. HPLC analysis of the crude material indicated >98% purity of the desired compound.

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