A novel single step synthesis of 2-methyl-6-phenylpyridine from non-heterocyclic compounds over molecular sieve catalystsIICT Communication No. 4649.
Abstract
The industrially important 2-methyl-6-phenylpyridine is synthesized for the first time in a single step by reacting acetophenone, acetone, formaldehyde and ammonia in the vapor phase over microporous and mesoporous molecular sieve catalysts.