The deuterated compound was then treated with butyllithium in ether, with dimethoxyethane and 2N HCl regenerating the starting material.
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In warm deuterium oxide, 2, 4, 6-trimethylpyrylium salts undergo isotopic exchange of 4-methyl hydrogens faster than for the 2-and 6-methyl groups, allowing the synthesis of regioselectively deuterated compounds.