Butyl iodide → 1-Butyl-3-hydroxymethyl-2-pyridone

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To a solution of 3-hydroxymethyl-2(11)-pyridone (7-008-01) (0.63 g) in DMF (15 mL), and to the reaction mixture were added potassium carbonate (1.4 g) and 1-iodobutane (1.86 g). After stirring at 70° C. for 2 h, the solvent was removed. To the residue were added a saturated aqueous solution of ammonium chloride and ethyl acetate, and the organic layer was separated, and then the aqueous layer was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained crude product was purified by column chromatography (toluene/ethyl acetone=2/1) to give 1-butyl-3-hydroxymethyl-2-pyridone (7-008-02) (0.56 g, 61%) as an oil.

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