Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Furyl-(3,4-dimethyl-2-pyridyl)-carbinol

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Reaction Steps

To 120 ml of a 0.74 M ether solution of butyl-lithium, there is slowly added under nitrogen atmosphere a solution of 10 g of 2-bromo-3,4-dimethylpyridine in 25 ml of anhydrous ether, the temperature being maintained at -40° C. Once the addition is concluded stirring is continued for one hour and 30 minutes, maintaining the same temperature. The temperature is increased to -25° C. and a solution of 5.3 ml of recently distilled furfural in 10 ml of anhydrous ether is added dropwise, following which the temperature is increased to -15° C. and the mixture is stirred for one hour. The reaction mixture is poured over 10% hydrochloric acid to acid pH, cooling from the exterior with ice. The aqueous layer is made alkaline with 10% sodium hydroxide, is cooled from the exterior and is extracted with ether. The ether layer is dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, filtered and evaporated to dryness, the result being 4.9 g of an oil which is purified by filtration through a silica gel column. The fractions eluated with 95/5 and 70/30 proportions of benzene/chloroform, are collected to obtain 2.65 g (Yield 24%) of 2-furyl-(3,4-dimethyl-2-pyridyl)-carbinol (I). An analytical sample recrystallized from ethyl alcohol has a melting point of 61°-62° C. Calculated analysis for C12H13NO2 : C.70.91; H.6.45; N.6.89. Found: C.70.65; H.6.45; N. 6.88.

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