Triethylamine → 2,6-Dichloro-N-methoxy-N-methylisonicotinamide

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A suspension of 2,6-dichloroisonicotinic acid (20.0 g, 0.10 mol) and oxalylchloride (11.2 ml, 0.13 mol) in methylenechloride (100 ml) is stirred at room temperature in the presence of a katalytic amount of dimethylformamide for 2 hours to give a clear solution. The solvent is evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue is added to a well stirred solution of N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine (12.0 g, 0.2 mol) and triethylamine (10.2 g, 0.1 mol) at 0–5° C. After stirring for 2 hours at room temperature the reaction mixture is washed with water. The organic phase is dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 2,6-dichloro-N-methoxy-N-methyl-isonicotinamide in form of colorless crystals, m.p. 69–70° C.

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