Ammonia → 2-Methyl-3-(phenylmethoxy)-4(3H)-pyridinone

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28% aqueous ammonia (100 ml) and 30 ml of ethanol were added to 3-benzyloxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone (40.6 g, 0.188 mol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 days. The reaction mixture was concentrated under the reduced pressure. The precipitate was filtered, and was then washed with a minor amount of ethyl acetate to give 32.2 g of 3-benzyloxy-2-methyl-4-pyridone as a light yellow crystal. The same compound was also obtained from the filtrate (5.6 g, yield 93%).

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