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HRID 2201774Generated: October 29, 2026

Acetic Anhydride → N-(4-methyl-5-nitropyridin-2-yl)acetamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
Reactant2-Amino-4-methyl-5-nitropyridineHCID 243165—
ProductN-(4-methyl-5-nitropyridin-2-yl)acetamideHCID 1356701387%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature90 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4-methyl-5-nitropyridin-2-amine (5 g, 32 mmol) and acetic anhydride (20 mL) was heated at 90° C. for 4 hours. After cooling the solvent was evaporated under vacuum. The concentrated mass was dissolved in toluene and evaporated under vacuum. The resulting solid was triturated with diethyl ether and filtered to afford N-(4-methyl-5-nitropyridin-2-yl)acetamide (5.5 g, 87%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09364466B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_06
ORD IDord-252a2c3610bf42a4a52472a7b9e5b9e5
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_06