Triethylamine → Sch 28080

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A solution of 0.86 g. of 3-chloro-4-oxopentanonitrile, 0.92 g. of 2-amino-3-phenylmethoxypyridine and 0.5 ml. of triethylamine in 15 ml. of ethanol was stirred for 16 hours, then concentrated to remove the triethylamine and ethanol. The residue was dissolved in methylene chlorideand washed with water. The methylene chloride was concentrated and the residual oil was dissolved in 20 ml. of boiling acetonitrile, filtered, cooled, and treated with hydrogen chloride/methanol with cooling to give 0.22 g. of the desired product (m.p. 163°-166° C.).

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