
%0 Journal Article
%A Ford, PW 
%A Swan, JM 
%T By-products in the reaction of 2-picoline N-oxide with acetic anhydride
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1965/06/01
%V 18
%N 6
%P 867-873
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9650867
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9650867 
%X In support of earlier work by Okuda, the apparently homogeneous product from reaction of 2-picoline N-oxide with acetic anhydride, described in the literature as 2-acetoxymethylpyridine, is shown to consist of about 66% of this substance, together with approximately equal amounts of 3-acetoxy-2-picoline and 5-acetoxy-2-picoline. The N.M.R. and mass spectra of these isomeric acetoxy compounds are discussed. 
