Dimethylformamide → 2-[2-(Dimethylamino)-1-propenyl]-6-methoxy-3-pyridinecarbonitrile

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A mixture containing 47.2 g of 6-methoxy-2-methyl-3-pyridinecarbonitrile, 100 ml of dimethylacetamide dimethyl acetal and 100 ml of dimethylformamide was heated with stirring in an oil bath at 130° C. for 1 hour and 45 minutes. The temperature of the oil bath was raised to 150° C. and the methanol formed by the reaction was distilled off using a 12" distillation column (Vigreux) while continuing the heating at 150° C. for 14 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated, 50 ml of ether was added to the concentrated solution whereupon the product crystallized out. The mixture was chilled and the crystalline solid collected. The solid was washed with cold ether, dried and recrystallized from ethyl acetate using decolorizing charcoal to yield 33.5 g of 2-[2-(dimethylamino)-1-propenyl]-6-methoxy-3-pyridinecarbonitrile, m.p. 103°-104° C.

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