Pyridine → N-(2,4-difluorophenyl)cinnamamide

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Reaction Steps

2,4-difluoroaniline (9.0 g, 69.71 mmol) and pyridine (5.6 mL, 69.71 mmol) were dissolved in dichloromethane (45 mL) and the solution was cooled to 0° C. A solution of cinnamoyl chloride (13.04 g, 76.7 mmol) dissolved in dichloromethane (45 mL) was added dropwise, and after the addition the reaction was warmed to ambient temperature and stirred for 16 hours. The reaction was quenched with saturated NaHCO3 and the layers were separated. The organic layer was washed with 1 M HCl then dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo to provide a white solid. The solid was slurried in dichloromethane (150 mL), stirred for 30 minutes, and then hexanes (150 mL) were added. After stirring several minutes, the white solids were collected by filtration, washed with dichloromethane and air-dried to provide 13.5 g of the desired product. MS APCI (−) m/z 258.0 (M−1) detected.

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