4-Methylmorpholine → N-methoxy-N-methyl-2-amino-5-bromonicotinamide hydrochloride

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In a nitrogen flushed flask 3.00 g (30.76 mmol) of N,O-dimetylhydroxylamine hydrochloride and 3.53 g (16.27 mmol) of 2-amino-5-bromonicotinic acid are dissolved in a mixture of 350 ml of dichloromethane, and 30 ml of N-methylmorpholine. 12.70 g (24.40 mmol) of PyBOP (1-benzotriazolyloxy-tris(pyrrolidino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate) is added and the reaction mixture stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The mixture is then washed with 150 ml of a 2 M solution of sodium hydroxide in water and then twice with 100 ml of a 10% aqueous citric acid solution and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent is evaporated and the resulting oil is dissolved in 300 ml of ether. The precipitate formed is filtered off and discarded. The clear filtrate is concentrated to about half its volume and diluted with 30-60 ml of dichloromethane. The resulting solution is stirred vigorously and a 1 M solution of hydrogen chloride in anhydrous ether is added until formation of the resulting precipitate is complete. The precipitate is filtered off, washed with ether and dried by suction to afford 3.15 g (12.04 mmol, 74% yield) of N-methoxy-N-methyl-2-amino-5-bromonicotinamide hydrochloride as an off-white to beige-brown powder. 1H-NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.24 [1H] d, 7.97 [1H] d, 3.56 [3H] s, 3.26 [3H] s. MS: m/z 260 [MH+]

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