Ethanol → 2,2-dimethyl-5-(pyridin-4-yl)furan-3(2H)-one

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To a room temperature, stirred solution of 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-1-(pyridin-4-yl)pent-2-yn-1-one (1.49 g, 0.007 mol) ethanol (15 mL), a solution of diethylamine (0.511 g, 0.007 mol) in EtOH (15 mL) was added dropwise and the reaction mixture was stirred for additional 40 min. The ethanol was removed, and the mixture was then diluted with EtOAc (100 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water (50 mL) and brine (20 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo afford 2,2-dimethyl-5-(pyridin-4-yl)furan-3(2H)-one (1.4 g).

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