Methyl iodide → 3-Methoxy-1-methyl-4-[4-nitro-3-(propan-2-yloxy)phenyl]pyridinium iodide

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A mixture of 3.41 g of 3-methoxy-4-[4-nitro-3-(propan-2-yloxy)phenyl]pyridine and 1.33 ml of methyl iodide in 55 ml of acetone is heated at 50° C. (bath) for 3 h 30. 147 μl of methyl iodide are added and the heating is continued at 50° C. for 50 minutes. The mixture is then concentrated under vacuum, so as to obtain 5.13 g of 3-methoxy-1-methyl-4-[4-nitro-3-(propan-2-yloxy)phenyl]pyridinium iodide in the form of a yellow solid.

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