Reaction #5246

Reaction equation

N-methylformanilide

2-aminopyridine

→

3

N'-(2-PYRIDYL)-N-METHYL-N-PHENYLFORMAMIDINE

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   OtherPrepared
2. 2
   workup.DISTILLATIONVacuum distillation of the crude product

Procedure

Prepared following the procedure of Example 1 from N-methylformanilide and 2-aminopyridine. Vacuum distillation of the crude product gave pure 3 as a pale yellow oil: bp 164°-165° C. @ 0.5 mm Hg. 1H-NMR (CDCl3) 8.94 (S, 1H), 8.30 (d, 1H, J=5 Hz), 7.6-6.9 (m,8H), 3.52 (S, 3H); IR(neat) 3045, 1620, 1580, 1555, 1500, 1460, 1435, 1235; MS (m/e) 211 (M+), 106 (base).

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