A production process where 2,3′-bipyridyl-6′-one can be produced in high purity at low cost on an industrial scale without using an expensive catalyst or special equipment is provided. A process for producing 2,3′-bipyridyl-6′-one comprises reacting an acetylpyridine derivative with at least one of compounds represented by formulae (II) to (V) to synthesize a bipyridine derivative and hydrolyzing the bipyridine derivative by one-pot preparation. In formulae (II) to (V), each of R2 to R8, X and Y represents a given group.
required critical quality attributes: (1) the selective catalytic hydrogenation reduction of the nitro compound 3 to the corresponding aniline 4 while minimizing the formation of potential genotoxic (mutagenic) impurities; (2) the control of the polymorphic phase and multipoint specification for particle size distribution.
A method in which a pyridinium derivative such as 1,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-2-oxopyrimidinium chloride is reacted with an acetyl compound such as 4-acetylpyridine, and then the reaction product is reacted with ammonia or an ammonium salt.