Hydrochloric Acid → 5,6-Dimethyl-2-pyridone

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A 100 mL Parr reactor was charged with 5,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3-pyridinecarbonitrile (Example 475, 3.00 g, 20.3 mmol), concentrated hydrochloric acid (18 mL), and water (18 mL). The reactor was slowly heated to 175° C. for 9 h and then cooled to rt. The solution was basified with 1N NaOH in water and was extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic phases were dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo, yielding the title compound (1.21 g, 48%) as an off-white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.36 (bs, 1H), 7.18 (d, 1H), 6.04 (d, 1H), 2.10 (s, 3H), 1.93 (s, 3H).

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