Urea → 3-Acetylpyridine

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Furthermore, it is known that 2,6-bis(2'-pyridyl)-pyridine is formed as a byproduct besides 2-(2'-pyridyl)-pyridine in the reaction of pyridine with potassium peroxydisulfate (East German Patent No. 23,118) or with pyridine-N-oxide in the presence of Pd-Pt-catalysts (Yakugaku Zasshi Vol. 93 (1973) pages 144-148). Also in the heating of pyridine in the presence of Raney nickel there is formed as byproduct 2,6-bis(2'-pyridyl)-pyridine and in the same manner there is formed in the heating of substituted pyridines the corresponding substituted compounds (J. Chem. Soc. (1956) pages 616-620). 2,6-Bis(3-pyridyl)-pyridine is produced when 3-acetyl pyridine is reacted with dimethylamine hydrochloride and formaldehyde to form an aminoketone and this aminoketone is further reacted with 3-pyridinium acetyl pyridine bromide obtained from 3-acetyl pyridine by way of 3-bromoacetyl pyridine (Synthesis (1976) pages 1-24).

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