摘要 |
An improved method of preparing 3-(4-pyridinyl)aniline comprises heating 3-(4-pyridinyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one oxime with an excess each of acetic anhydride and anhydrous phosphoric acid, distilling off the acetic acid by-product and excess acetic anhydride, adjusting the pH of the reaction mixture to about 5 to 9 with concentrated aqueous alkali, extracting N-acetyl-3-(4-pyridinyl)aniline from the concentrated aqueous phosphate salt solution with a lower-alkanol, and hydrolyzing the N-acetyl-3-(4-pyridinyl)aniline.
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