Thioacetamide → 6-Methyl-5-(2-methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile

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A mixture containing 25.4 g of 5-(bromoacetyl)-1,2-dihydro-6-methyl-2-oxo-3-pyridine-carbonitrile, 7.5 g of thioacetamide and 100 ml of dimethylformamide was heated with stirring on a steam bath for 5 hours and then concentrated on a rotary evaporator. To the residual material was added 100 ml of water and 10 ml of concentrated aqueous ammonium hydroxide. The resulting mixture was filtered and the filtrate reacidified by adding acetic acid. The solid that separated was collected, washed with water and dried, and then recrystallized from dimethylformamide to produce 8.8 g of 1,2-dihydro-6-methyl-5-(2-methyl-4-thiazolyl)-2-oxo-3-pyridinecarbonitrile, m.p. 305°-307° C. with decomposition.

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