Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 14075271, compound

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Reaction Steps

3.8 gms of 3-methoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-2-phenyl-4-pyrone, 33.3 ml of methanol, 13.3 mls of 40% aqueous methylamine and 2 mls of glacial acetic acid are mixed in a stoppered flask at room temperature and stored for 18 hours. The reaction mixture is then poured into approximately 100 ml of water and the pH is adjusted to 5 (addition of dilute HCl). Extraction with methylene chloride (3×50 mls) and evaporation of the organic solvent yields 3.0 gms of methyl 1,6-dimethyl-2-phenyl-4-oxonicotinate as a crystalline solid. mp (methylene chloride/ether)=226-8.

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