Methyl iodide → HCID 21404613, compound

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A mixture of 9.1 g. of 6-[p-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydro-2-oxonicotinonitrile, 2.0 g. of potassium hydroxide, 5.0 ml. of iodomethane and 250 ml. of absolute ethanol is stirred and heated at reflux for 5 hours, then evaporated at reduced pressure. The residue is washed thoroughly with warm water, then dried, to give 6-[p-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydro-1-methyl-2-oxonicotinonitrile as the remaining solid.

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