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Acetaldehyde is reacted with aqueous ammonia to give MEP, plus byproducts of 2 and 4-picoline (methyl pyridine). The products are isolated by fractional distillation.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

4
CH3CHO
  +  
NH3
  +  
[NH4]+[CH3CO2]
  +  
H2O
         
  +  
4
H2O
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Acetaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ammonia     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ammonium acetate Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water Solvent    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
5-Ethyl-2-methyl pyridine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Condensation
Cyclisation
Industrial Process: Organic

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