Benzoyl chloride → 4-Benzoyloxy-2-pyridone

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50 ml of a solution of 1.00 g of 4-hydroxy-2-pyridone and 1.35 ml of benzoyl chloride in pyridine was refluxed for 6 hours. After the pyridine was distilled off, the residue was mixed with water. The precipitate was recovered by filtration and was washed with a small amount of ethanol to obtain 0.86 g of the title compound in a yield of 44%.

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