Acetic Acid → N-methyl-N-benzyl(6-methyl-2-pyridyl)ethylamine

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0.5 ml of glacial acetic acid was added to a solution of 10.0 g (84.0 mmol) of 6-methyl-2-vinylpyridine and 10.2 g (84 mmol) of N-methylbenzylamine in 100 ml of a mixture of methanol with water (1:1) and the mixture thus obtained was refluxed for 8 h. The mixture was concentrated and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform/methanol/aqueous ammonia=97:3:0.3). A fraction containing the intended compound was concentrated to give the compound in the form of an oil.

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