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HRID 2417648Generated: October 25, 2026

Cyanoacetamide → Milrinone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCyanoacetamideHCID 7898—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactant4-Ethoxy-3-(4-pyridyl)-3-buten-2-oneHCID 3021227—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductMilrinoneHCID 4197—

Reaction Steps

The process according to claim 4 where 2-ethoxy-1-(4-pyridinyl)ethenyl methyl ketone is reacted with cyanoacetamide in the presence of at least a molar equivalent quantity of sodium hydroxide per mole of cyanoacetamide in methanol and the reaction mixture is neutralized to produce 1,2-dihydro-6-methyl-2-oxo-5-(4-pyridinyl)nicotinonitrile.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04469871
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_09
ORD IDord-ca57537861834c5ab7e20e5a6689ba3f
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_09