Methylamine → 4-chloro-N-methylpyridine-3-carboxamide

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To a suspension of crude 4-chloronicotinoyl chloride hydrochloride in 25 mL of THF was added methylamine solution (2M in THF, 20 mL, 40 mmol, 4.0 eq) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude material was dissolved in ethylacetate (75 mL) and water/brine/saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (1/1/1, 75 mL). The separated aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with water/brine/saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (1/1/1, 25 mL) and brine (25 mL) and dried over sodium sulfate. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure afforded the title compound as orange solid (400 mg, 24%), which was used without further purification. MH+=171.0, Rt=0.55 min.

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