of the desired chloronicotinamide as a white crystalline solid 1 h nmr 300 mhz cdcl 3 u03b48 36 m 1h 8 00 dd 1h j 4 hz j 1hz 7 38 7 21 m 3h 6 88 t 2h 6 81 bs ih 4 47 d 2h j 3 hz in like manner the following 2 chloronicotinamides of formula a are prepared from 2 chloronicotinic acid 2 cna and the appropriate amine r 1 nh 2 str13 __________________________________________________________________________2 cna yield of a sup 1 h nmr 300 mhz cdcl sub 3 g mmol r sup 1 g mp u00b0 c u03b4__________________________________________________________________________2 5 15 9 c sub 6 h sub 5 1 7 46 0 108 110 8 36 m 1 h 7 96 dd 1 h j 4 hz j 1 hz 7 26 m 1 h 6 52 6 20 bs 1 h 4 40 4 16 m 1 h 3 22 d 6 h j 4 hz 2 5 15 9 4 ch sub 3 benzyl 3 3 79 7 151 152 5 8 39 m 1 h 8 05 dd 1 h j 4 hz j 1 hz 7 40 7 04 m 5 h 6 76 bs 1 h 4 58 d 2 h j 3 hz 2 33 s.