Malonic Acid → 3-(6-Methyl-3-pyridyl)acrylic acid

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(a)(i) A mixture of 6-methylpyridine-3-carboxaldehyde (51.57 g), malonic acid (44.30 g), piperidine (6 ml) and pyridine (300 ml) was stirred at 100° for 3 hours and was allowed to cool. The mixture was evaporated to dryness, water was added to the residue and the solid which separated out was filtered off and recrystallised from ethanol-acetic acid to give 3-(6-methyl-3-pyridyl)acrylic acid (41.25 g) m.p. 213.5°-215.5°.

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