| 摘要 |
One aspect of the invention resides in the three step process for preparing cardiotonically active 1,2-dihydro-6-(lower-alkyl)-2-oxo-5-(pyridinyl)nicotinonitriles (III, Q is CN) or 1,2-dihydro-6-(lower-alkyl)-2-oxo-5-(pyridinyl)nicotinamides (III, Q is CONH2) which comprises reacting a pyridinylmethyl lower-alkyl ketone (I) with tri-(lower-alkyl) orthoformate, acetic anhydride and acetic acid to produce 2-(lower-alkoxy)-1-(pyridinyl)ethenyl lower-alkyl ketone (II), reacting II with cyanoacetamide or malonamide in the presence of a basic condensing agent and neutralizing the reaction mixture, where pyridinyl is 4- or 3-pyridinyl or 4- or 3-pyridinyl having one or two lower-alkyl substituents. Other aspects of the invention resides in the intermediate 2-(lower-alkoxy)-1-(pyridinyl)ethenyl lower-alkyl ketones (II) and its two step conversion, as described above, to said compounds (III, Q is CN or CONH2).
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