Triethylamine → HCID 15617228, compound

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A mixture of α-[(3-nitro-2-pyridinylamino)methyl]benzene methanol (30.8 g, 0.12 mole) and 5% palladium on carbon catalyst in 450 ml of tetrahydrofuran was hydrogenated in a large glass Parr bottle at room temperature. The reaction mixture was dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered through a Celite pad. p-Chlorobenzoyl chloride (15.1 ml, 0.12 mole) and triethylamine (16.5 ml, 0.12 mole) were added simultaneously dropwise to the stirred filtrate at 12°-15° C. (ice-water bath) and the mixture was allowed to stir at ambient temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated to dryness. The residue was partitioned between methylene chloride and water. The methylene chloride layer was separated and extracted with water (1×), 5% potassium hydroxide (2×), and water (2×). The methylene chloride layer was separated, dried, and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified on a silica gel column (400 g) by eluting with 50% ethyl acetate/50% hexanes. Total recovery: 18.2 g (41.6% yield). A 5-g sample was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/hexanes to give 2.71 g of solid, mp. 157°-159° C.

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