Ammonium formate → 3-(4-cyanophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(1H)-pyridone

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A mixture of compound D (240 mg), ammonium formate (120 mg) and 10% palladium on charcoal catalyst (40 mg) in methanol (5 ml) was stirred for 2 hours. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was partitioned between dichloromethane (10 ml) and water (10 ml). The aqueous phase was separated and further extracted with dichloromethane (3×10 ml). The combined extracts were dried and the solvent was removed by evaporation. The residue was triturated with ether to give 3-(4-cyanophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(1H)-pyridone (E) (65 mg), as a non-crystalline solid; NMR (CDCl3): 2.1(s,3H), 2.25(s,3H), 6.2(s,1H), 7.4(d,2H), 7.7(d,2H), 11.2(br s, 1H).

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