Water → HCID 54010553, compound

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A solution of 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-4-yl)ethanone (10.2 g) and dimethylformamide-dimethylacetal (20 cm3) in dry dimethylformamide (50 cm3) was stirred at 80° C. for 4 hours. The mixture was cooled, poured into water (500 cm3) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 cm3). The combined extracts were washed with brine (100 cm3), dried (magnesium sulphate), filtered and concentrated to give a yellow solid. The material was washed well with diethyl ether-hexane (1:9; 2×100 cm3) and dried in vacuo to give 3-dimethylamino-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-4-yl)propen-1-one as a beige solid (7.7 g; 60%). δH (250 MHz; CDCl3) 2.78 [6 H, broad s, N(CH3)2], 3.79 (3 H, s, OCH3), 6.79 (2 H, d, J 9, methoxyphenyl H-2), 7.04 (2 H, d, J 9, methoxyphenyl H-3), 7.24 (2 H, d, J 6, pyridyl H-3) 7.40 (1 H, s, C═CH) and 8.51 (2 H, d, J 6, pyridyl H-2).

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