Nicotinic Acid → N-Nicotinoyl tyramine

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To an ice cold suspension of 3.69 g (0.03 mol) nicotinic acid in a solution of 5.2 g (0.03 mol) tyramine hydrochloride in 100 ml of pyridine, 6.18 g (0.03 mol) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) were gradually added while stirring. Stirring was continued at room temperature for 24 hrs and the formed dicyclohexylurea was removed by filtration. The pyridine was removed by distillation in vacuo and the residue was triturated with cold water, filtered and crystallized from 50% aqueous methanol. Yield, 6.25 g (86%), m.p. 179°-181° C. PMR (DMSO-d6 /D2O) δ 9.0-8.66 (m, 2H, C2 and C6 pyridine protons), 8.33-8.10 (m, 1H, C4 pyridine proton), 7.66-7.46 (m, 1H, C5 pyridine proton), 7.23-6.70 (m, rH, C6H4), 3.56 (t, 2H, ##STR1546## 2.90 (t, 2H, CH2). Anal. (C14H14N2O2) C, H, N.

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