Sodium Carbonate → 6-chloro-N-(3-methoxybenzyl)nicotinamide

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6-Bromonicotinic acid (200 mg, 0.99 mmol) was heated at reflux in thionyl chloride (2 ml) for 3 hrs. The reaction was allowed to cool to room temperature and the excess thionyl chloride evaporated under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in DCM (2 ml), 3-methoxybenzylamine (137 mg, 0.10 mmol) and sodium carbonate (500 mg) were added to the solution. The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 4 hrs, filtered and the filtrate reduced to dryness under vacuum to give 6-chloro-N-(3-methoxybenzyl)nicotinamide. NMR: δH [2H6]-DMSO 9.29, (1H, t), 8.88, (1H, d), 8.28, (1H, dd), 7.66, (1H, d), 7.25, (1H, t), 6.90, (2H, m), 6.83, (1H, m), 4.47, (2H, d), 3.74, (3H, s).

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