Acetic Acid → HCID 23044837, compound

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3.5 gms of 2,6-diphenyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-pyr-4-one, 33 mls of methanol, 5 mls of water and 2 mls of glacial acetic acid were mixed. 7.6 mls of 70% aqueous ethylamine was then added slowly and the resulting mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 24 hours. The mixture was then diluted with 100 mls of water. The pH was adjusted to 2. Extraction with methylene chloride and evaporation of the solvent provided 3.0 gms of crude ethyl 1-ethyl-2,6-diphenyl-4-oxonicotinate as a brown oil. This material was dissolved in 20 mls of methanol. This solution was then added to 40 mls of 5% aqueous NaOH and heated on a steambath for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and acidified. Extraction with methylene chloride (3×50 mls) yielded an oily solid after evaporation. Crystallization from methylene chloride/ether yielded 1.6 gms of 1-ethyl-2,6-diphenyl-4-oxonicotinic acid. mp=210°-3° (dec).

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