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HRID 1720366Generated: October 29, 2026

Hydrogen Peroxide → 5-Methoxy-2-methyl-1-oxo-1lambda~5~-pyridine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrogen PeroxideHCID 784—
Reactant5-Methoxy-2-methylpyridineHCID 13358777—
CatalystManganese dioxideHCID 14801—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Product5-Methoxy-2-methyl-1-oxo-1lambda~5~-pyridineHCID 12214019—

Reaction Steps

The 5-methoxy-2-picoline from Step 1 (6.7 g) was treated with 30% H2O2 (6.12 mL) in acetic acid (40 mL) at 100° C. overnight. After cooling to r.t., excess MnO2 was added and the slurry was stirred for 2 hours. Filtration and concentration in vacuo gave 7.0 g of the title N-oxide.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05506227
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_04
ORD IDord-e395fbb3e09b42e2887f7b19231d20dd
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_04