AbstractA novel convenient synthesis of the title system has been developed using α‐carbonyl derivatives of N‐aminopyridine and formamide (and its substituted derivatives) in the presence of phosphorus oxychloride or boron trifluoride. Quaternization of zwitterionic 1‐ and 3‐olates (4a, 4b; 11) with soft and hard methylating agents has been studied. Mechanistic suggestion are given to explain the formation of the different (solely N‐Me; N‐Me and O‐Me; solely OMe) products.
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