Triethylamine → Methyl 1-(3-methylbutenyl)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-3-pyridyl ketone

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1-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-3-acetyl-pyridinium bromide (27.0 g, 0.1 mole) and triethylamine (10.1 g, 0.1 mole) in ethyl alcohol (50 ml) over 5% palladium on carbon (5 g) was hydrogenated at room temperature and pressure until two molar equivalents of hydrogen was taken up. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the filtrate concentrated at reduced pressure. The semi-solid residue was diluted with diethyl ether (75 ml), the solid removed by filtration and the filtrate concentrated under reduced pressure to leave a pale oil which solidified on standing. Recrystallisation from ethanol/water gave the product, methyl 1-(3-methylbutenyl)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-3-pyridyl ketone (4) as a pale yellow crystalline solid m.p. 76°-78° C.

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