“…This compound was prepared from 2-aminonicotinamide (126 mg, 0.92 mmol) and triethyl orthobenzoate (309 mg, 312 µL, 1.38 mmol) and acetic acid (165 mg, 158 µL, 2.76 mmol) in absolute ethanol (3 mL) at 110 °C for 12 h. Yield: 164 mg (80%) as an off-white solid, m.p. 181–182 °C (lit [ 35 ] m.p. 178–180 °C); IR (CHCl 3 ): 3210, 1672 cm −1 ; 1 H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d 6 ): δ 12.8 (br s, 1H), 8.99 (dd, J = 4.5, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.54 (dd, J = 7.8, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.25 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.67–7.56 (complex, 3H), 7.55 (dd, J = 7.8, 4.5 Hz, 1H); 13 C-NMR (101 MHz, DMSO- d 6 ): δ 163.4, 159.2, 156.6, 155.9, 136.0, 132.9, 132.4, 129.1, 128.5, 122.7, 116.6; HRMS (ESI): m/z for C 13 H 9 N 3 O [M + 1] + : calcd.…”