Syntheses with the aid of lithiopyridines: Preparation of di‐pyridyl ketones, pyridyl‐phenyl‐carbinols and tri‐pyridyl‐carbinols

Abstract

Abstract The preparation of phenyl pyridyl ketones by the action of 2‐lithiopyridine or 3‐lithiopyridine on benzoic anhydride, ethyl benzoate or benzonitrile is described: di‐pyridyl‐phenyl‐carbinols are produced by the further action of lithiopyridine on the ketones so obtained. The action of 2‐lithiopyridine on 2‐cyanopyridine or ethyl picolinate gives bis‐(pyridyl‐2) ketone; in a similar way bis‐(pyridyl‐3) ketone is prepared and some other di‐pyridyl ketones. By the action of 2‐lithiopyridine on bis‐(pyridyl‐2) ketone there is obtained tris‐(pyridyl‐2)‐carbinol; tris‐(pyridyl‐3)‐carbinol has been synthesised in a similar way.