1,6-dimethyl-2-(1-methoxyethyl)-3-benzyloxy-pyridin-4(1H)-one hydrochloride → 1,6-Dimethyl-2-(1-methoxyethyl)-3-hydroxy-pyridin-4(1H)-one hydrochloride

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In an analogous hydrogenation procedure in the preparation of 1,6-dimethyl-2-methoxymethyl-3-hydroxy-pyridin-4(1H)-one hydrochloride using 1,6-dimethyl-2-(1-methoxyethyl)-3-benzyloxy-pyridin-4(1H)-one hydrochloride (1.62 g, 5 mmol) and 5% Pd/C catalyst (0.35 g) yield the title compound 1.06 g (90%) after recrystallisation from methanol/diethyl ether, as a white crystalline solid. m.p. 205-207° C.

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