Acetic Anhydride → HCID 15277998, compound

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The reaction was run similar to that described by D. Chapman and J. Durst, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin I, 2398 (I980). A 12.40 g sample of the 5-(acetylamino)-2,3,6-trimethylpyridine was combined with 22 mL of acetic anhydride, 22 mL of acetic acid, and 13 g of potassium acetate in 200 mL of benzene. The mixture was brought to relux. A solution of an excess of amyl nitrite, (11 g) in benzene (40 mL), was added to the refluxing solution over a period of 2 hours and refluxing was continued an additional 12 hours. The reaction was cooled and stirred, with 200 mL of 5% aqueous sodium carbonate, for 3 hours. The organic phase was separated, dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated under vacuum and chromatographed (silica gel: methylene chloride/ether) to give 4.94 g of 1-acetyl-5,6-dimethylpyrazolo [4,3-b] pyridine. ##STR6##

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