Water → N-[4-(2-Pyridylcarbonyl)phenyl]-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanamide

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To a stirred, cooled (-20° C.) solution of 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid (1.20 g, 7.6 mmol) in N,N-dimethylacetamide (10 mL) was added thionyl chloride (0.90 g, 7.6 mmol) and the mixture stirred at -10° to -15° C. for 1 hour. 2-(4-Aminobenzoyl)pyridine (1.00 g, 5.0 mmol) was added in one portion and the reaction mixture stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into water and the aqueous solution extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 mL). The combined organics were dried (MgSO4), filtered and the solvent removed in vacuo to yield a brown oil. Flash chromatography (eluted with 5% v/v ethyl acetate in methylene chloride) of the oil, evaporation of the eluent, and trituration with diethyl ether yielded the title propanamide (1.07 g, 63%) as a white solid; mp 151°-154° C. 1H--NMR (250 MHz, d6 --DMSO): 1.58 (s, 3H, CH3), 7.58 (s, 1H, OH), 7.98 (d, 2H, J=8.9 Hz, aromatic), 8.06 (d, 2H, J=9.0 Hz, aromatic), 8.81 (m, 2H, aromatic), 8.97 (d, 1H, J=2.2 Hz, aromatic), 9.39 (s, 1H, aromatic), 10.48 (s, 1H, NH). MS (CI, CH4): 339(M+1).

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