Acetic Acid → 2,4'-Bipyridine

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14.2 g (87 mmol) of 1,1,3,3-tetramethoxypropane, 10 g (83 mmol) of 4-acetylpyridine, 30 ml (500 mmol) of acetic acid and 39 g (500 mmol) of ammonium acetate were dissolved in 160 ml of 2-propanol, and the reaction solution was allowed to undergo the reaction at 80° C. for 9 hours. After completion of the reaction, this was cooled to room temperature, neutralized with 200 g (1.2 mol) of 25% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and then extracted three times with 200 ml of toluene. The organic layer was concentrated and then purified by distillation under a reduced pressure to obtain 3.2 g (yield 27.6%) of the title compound (purity 98.2%).

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