Potassium Carbonate → 5-Chloropyrazinoic acid

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A solution of methyl 5-chloro-2-pyrazinecarboxylate (Bio-Farma; 1.50 g, 8.69 mmol) in a mixture of methanol (16 ml) and water (8 ml) was stirred at room temperature and treated with potassium carbonate (1.201 g, 8.69 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hrs and the methanol removed under reduced pressure. The residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water (20 ml) and the aqueous layer acidified by addition of 5M hydrochloric acid. Extraction (×2) with ethyl acetate and drying over MgSO4 followed by removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, gave the title compound (1.00 g) as a white solid;

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