Methoxyacetyl chloride → Methyl 6-chloro-5-methoxyacetamidonicotinate

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A solution of 0.75 g (4.02 mmol) of methyl 5-amino-6-chloronicotinate and 0.43 g=0.35 mL (4.5 mmol) of methoxyacetylchloride in 20 mL of chlorobenzene was stirred for one hour at 110° C. After the solvent had been removed in vacuo, the crude product obtained was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel; methylene chloride/ethanol=100:1), evaporated down again in vacuo and then digested with petroleum ether. Yield: 0.55 g (53% of theory) light yellow amorphous solid; Rf value: 0.33 (silica gel; ethyl acetate/petroleum ether=1:4).

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