Sodium ethoxide → 6,6'-Dimethyl-4-ethoxy-2,2'-bipyridine-N-oxide

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6,6'-Dimethyl-4-nitro-2,2'-bipyridine-N-oxide (17) (1.0 g, 4.1 mmoles) was added to sodium ethoxide solution made from (0.19 g, 0.0083 g-atoms) sodium and 25 ml ethanol. The mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 30 minutes. After neutralization with concentrated hydrochloric acid the reaction mixture was filtered and evaporated to dryness. The product was purified by means of flash chromatography (silica, 0%-50% methanol/chloroform).

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