Ammonia → 5,6,3'-Trimethyl-[2,2']bipyridin-3-ol

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(4,5-Dimethylfuran-2-yl)-(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)-methanone (930 mg), methanol (7.5 ml), and a 28% aqueous ammonia solution (9 ml) were placed in a sealed tube and was stirred at 160° C. overnight. The reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the solvent was then removed by distillation under the reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by column chromatography using hexane-ethyl acetate to give 5,6,3′-trimethyl-[2,2′]bipyridin-3-ol (109 mg, yield 86%).

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