Ethanol → 4-(2,6-Diphenylpyridin-4-yl)aniline

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1.50 g of sodium hydroxide, 100 ml of ethanol and 10 ml of water were added to 1.50 g of 4-(4-acetamidophenyl)-2,6-diphenylpyridine obtained on the basis of Reference Example 2 as a reference, and the mixture was refluxed for 46 hours. After cooling, 100 ml of water was added thereto, and the resulting product was recovered therefrom by filtration. By recrystallization from ethanol, 1.17 g of the captioned compound was obtained.

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