Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal → 2(1H)-Pyridinone, 5-acetyl-6-[2-(dimethylamino)ethenyl]-

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A mixture containing 15.1 g of 5-acetyl-6-methyl-2(1H)-pyridinone, 200 ml of dimethylformamide and 15 ml of dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, heated gently with stirring on a steam bath for 2 hours, then allowed to cool and stirred at room temperature overnight. The golden yellow needles that separated were collected, washed with methanol and dried in a vacuum oven at 80° C. to yield 10.7 g of 5-acetyl-6-(2-dimethylaminoethenyl)-2(1H)-pyridinone, m.p. 238°-240° C.

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