Bromoacetone → HCID 22387856, compound

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Reaction Steps

Methyl 6-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylate (9.83 g) and bromoacetone (11.8 g) were mixed in acetone (98 ml) and the mixture was refluxed under heating for 20 hr. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in methanol (98 ml). Sodium hydrogencarbonate (16.4 g) was added and the mixture was refluxed under heating for 24 hr. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, water was added and the precipitate was collected by filtration. This was recrystallized from hexane-ethyl acetate to give the objective compound (5.94 g) as a pale-yellow solid.

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