Pyridine → HCID 3769639, compound

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Reaction Steps

Trifluoroacetic anhydride (11.90 g, 56.6 mmol) is added dropwise to a mixture of pyridine (5.23 g, 66.1 mmol) and 3-chlorobenzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide (10.0 g, 47.2 mmol) in methylene chloride at 0° C. The reaction mixture is warmed to room temperature over one hour, diluted with water and extracted with ether. The combined organic extracts are washed sequentially with water, one molar hydrochloric acid and brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to obtain a yellow solid. The solid is recrystallized from ethyl acetate and hexane to give the title product as off-white needles (8.80 g, 96%).

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