Methyl iodide → 4-(4-Hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-1,3,5-trimethyl-pyridinium iodide

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To a stirring solution of 6 (0.113 g, 0.500 mmol) in anhydrous methanol (10 mL) was added dropwise iodomethane (0.5 mL, 0.660 g, 2.75 mmol) at room temperature under N2. The reaction mixture was then stirred at 60° C. under N2 overnight. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture was concentrated in vacuo to give the corresponding methylpyridinium iodide salt as an analytically pure yellow solid (0.184 g, 99.4%). mp 257-258° C.; 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 9.562 (s, 1H), 8.898 (s, 2H), 6.645 (s, 2H), 4.295 (s, 3H), 2.015 (s, 6H), 1.760 (s, 6H); 13C NMR (125 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 157.588, 157.448, 143.158, 136.942, 134.675, 124.179, 114.988, 47.297, 19.162, 16.527; MS (ESI): m/z 242.4 [(M−I)+, 100]; Anal. Calcd. For C16H20INO.H2O: C, 49.62; H, 5.73; N, 3.62; I, 32.77. Found: C, 50.08; H, 5.52; N, 3.65; I, 33.49.

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