h nmr dmso u03b4 2 48 s 3h 7 24 dd 1h 7 53 7 63 m 5h 8 02 d 1h 8 20 d 1h 13 c nmr u03b4 14 6 118 3 125 9 127 4 128 7 129 3 134 1 134 3 143 0 148 7 152 9 hrms fab cal for c 13 h 12 n 3 m h 210 1031 found 210 1027 method a applied to 2 chloro 5 methyl 3 nitropyridine 86 mg 0 5 mmol and n phenylacetamide 81 mg 0 6 mmol afforded the title compound as brown solid 90 mg 81 mp 77 79 u00b0 c 1 h nmr dmso u03b4 2 44 s 3h 2 54 s 3h 7 56 7 63 m 5h 7 95 s 1h 8 20 s 1h 13 c nmr u03b4 13 1 17 9 124 4 127 5 129 5 129 6 129 8 132 9 145 1 145 7 153 2 hrms fab cal for c 14 h 14 n 3 m h 224 1187 found 224 1184 method a applied to 2 chloro 6 methoxy 3 nitropyridine 94 mg 0 5 mmol and n phenylacetamide 81 mg 0 6 mmol afforded the title compound as pale yellow.