2,2'-Bipyridine → 2-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 4,5,6-trichloro-

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Anhydrous nickel chloride (NiCl2; 77 milligrams (mg), 0.596 millimoles (mmol)) and 2,2′-bipyridine (186 mg, 1.19 mmol) were stirred in 9:1 dimethylformamide (DMF)-water (10 milliliters (mL)) for 24 hours (h). Solid 3,4,5,6-tetrachloropicolinic acid (1.556 grams (g), 5.96 mmol) was added, followed by zinc powder (3.32 g, 50.7 mmol). After 3 h, water was added. The solids were removed by filtration and washed with water (100 mL). The aqueous filtrate was made acidic (pH 1) with concentrated hydrochloric acid (HCl). A white solid appeared upon standing. The solid was isolated, washed with water and dried under vacuum to give the title compound (484 mg, 35.8%) which was 94% pure by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC): 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.21 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (101 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 163.4, 148.9, 146.5, 144.4, 131.6, 125.7.

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