Ammonium Hydroxide → 4-Chloropyridine-2-carboxamide

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Aqueous NH4OH (40%, 250 mL) was added dropwise at 0° C. to a suspension of 4-chloro-pyridine-2-carbonyl chloride (75 g, 533 mmol) in EtOAc. Upon addition, the temperature rose to 30° C. The mixture was stirred for 2 h at RT then kept at RT for 12 h without stirring. MTBE (250 mL) was added to the mixture and the resulting emulsion was filtered. The solid was washed with EtOAc. The MTBE/EtOAc layer was washed twice with water and once with 5% Na2CO3, then dried over MgSO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The resulting solid was suspended in EtOAc several times and filtered out to give the desired compound.

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