Acetylacetone → 2-Amino-4,6-dimethyl-3-nitropyridine

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3 g (29.1 mmol) of 1,1-diamino-2-nitroethene and 11.6 (17.4 mmol) of acetylacetone were maintained at reflux in 40 ml of 2methoxyethanol for 6 hours. The solvent was then removed in vacuo, the residue was slurried in 20 ml of iced water and filtered. Drying of the filter cake gave 4.52 (93 percent) of the title product. The product had a melting point of 165° C. Other data concerning the product was:

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