Acetic Anhydride → N-(4-Pyridinylmethyl)acetamide

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The title compound is prepared by the procedure of Example 12 using 25 g of 4-(aminomethyl)pyridine, 25.1 ml of acetic anhydride, 2.26 g of 4-dimethylaminopyridine, 80 ml of pyridine and stirring at room temperature for 68 hours. The residue is purified by column chromatography (silica gel:20% methyl alcohol/ethyl acetate) to give 3.82 g of desired product as orange crystals.

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