Isopropanol → 2-(6-(Hydroxymethyl)pyridin-2-yl)propan-2-ol

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A 250 mL three-necked round bottom flask fitted with magnetic stirrer and nitrogen inlet was charged with 5.0 g (30.6 mmol) of 2,6-diacetylpyridine and 60 mL of anhydrous isopropyl alcohol. To the stirred solution was added 1.16 g (3.06 mmol) of sodium borohydride in three equal portions. The initially colorless solution became yellow and warmed then slowly returned to pale yellow.

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