Ammonium Chloride → 1-(4-Methoxy-6-methylpyridin-2-yl)propan-2-one

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To a stirred solution of 4-methoxy-2,6-dimethylpyridine (1.56 g) in tetrahydrofuran (15 ml) was added a solution of n-butyllithium in n-hexane (1.63M, 9.1 ml) dropwise at −50° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere, and the mixture was warmed to 0° C. The mixture was cooled to −50° C., and N,N-dimethylacetamide (1.59 ml) was added dropwise. Then the mixture was warmed to room temperature, poured into a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution and extracted with ethyl acetate (100 ml×2). The combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel 100 g, n-hexane:ethyl acetate=2:1) to give 1-(4-methoxy-6-methylpyridin-2-yl)propan-2-one (1.75 g).

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