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HRID 247923Generated: October 31, 2026

Acetic Anhydride → n-[2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]acetamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
Reactant2-PyridineethanamineHCID 75919—
Catalyst4-(Dimethylamino)pyridineHCID 14284—
SolventPyridineHCID 1049—
Productn-[2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]acetamideHCID 238301—

Reaction Steps

The title compound is prepared by the procedure of Example 12 using 25 g of 2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine, 22.2 ml of acetic anhydride, 2.57 g of 4-dimethylaminopyridine and 100 ml of pyridine. The residue is purified by column chromatography (silica gel:20% methyl alcohol/ethyl acetate) to give 7.5 g of desired product as a yellow oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05208247
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_05
ORD IDord-49a94c608b114fe082cb8b642511abdb
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_05