“…This product, intermediate 1, had a retention time (relative to HI-6 = 1.0) of 0.48 which was different from any of the anticipated monopyridine ring products. A subsequent 2 H, J = 7 Hz) 8.43 (d, 2 H, J = 7 Hz) 8.97 (d, 2 H, J = 6.4 Hz), 5.96 (s, 2 H) 8.30 (d, 2 H, J = 6.5 Hz), 3.53 (s, methoxy group) 6.37 (s, 2 H) 6.32 (s, 2 H) 5.51 (s, 2 H) 3.50 (s, methoxy) 8.78 (d, 1 H, «7 = 6 Hz), 8.48 1 H, J = 6 Hz), 7.92 (d of d, 1 H) 7.49 (d, 1 H, J = 6 Hz), 7.37 (d of d, 1 H) 6.33 (d of d, 1 H, J = 6 Hz), 6.24 (d, 1 H, J = 6 Hz) 8.53 (s, 1 H) reinvestigation of the crude decomposition profiles using the gBondapak column provided a superior resolution of products with shorter retention times and revealed the presence of a second decomposition intermediate (intermediate 2, RRT = 0.13, Figure 4) in addition to intermediate 1 (RRT = 0.38, Figure 4).…”