It was investigated the influence of temperature, reaction time, and type of
the catalyst on the yield of the 2,3,5-trimethylpyridine (collidine) from
3-amino-2-methylpropenal and methylethylketone. 3-Amino-2-methylpropenal
was synthesized from 3-ethoxy-2-methylacrolein previously synthesized from
methylmalondialdehyde tetraethyl acetal, obtained from triethyl orthoformate
and propenyl ether. The found optimal conditions for the synthesis were a
temperature of 150 ?C, reaction time 24 h, and the catalyst CH3COOH/pTsOH.
This synthesis is the first successful attempt to synthesize
2,3,5-trimethylpyridine in an acid medium.