Water → 2-Oxo-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile

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A solution of 3-formyl-5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridone (3.5g) (UK Application No. 89310162.6), hydroxylamine hydrochloride (1.42g) and sodium formate (1.39g) in 98% formic acid (42ml) was heated to reflux for a period of 20 hours. After cooling to ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was poured into water, and rigorously extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, followed by brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure gave 3-cyano-5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridone as an off-white solid which was used without further purification.

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