Potassium Hydroxide → 5-Bromo-6-cyclobutoxynicotinic acid

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5-Bromo-6-chloronicotinic acid (CAN 29241-62-1, 2.0 g, 8.46 mmol) was dissolved in DMSO (20.0 mL). Cyclobutanol (793 mg, 857 μL, 11.0 mmol) and potassium hydroxide powder (1.42 g, 25.4 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Water (20 mL) was added and the mixture was acidified (under ice-water bath cooling) with 37% HCL in water (pH=2). The suspension was filtered, washed with water and the solid was dried to yield 1.88 g (82%) of the title compound as a white solid; MS (ESI): 270.2 (M−H)−.

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