Ethanol → Ethyl 6-Bromopicolinate

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Sulfuric acid (1.46 mL) was added to a mixture of 2-bromo-6-pyridine-carboxylic acid, ethanol (15 mL) and toluene (30 mL). The reaction heated to reflux for 16 h. The mixture was partitioned between chloroform and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate. The aqueous layer was extracted with chloroform (2 x) and the combined organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to yield a cloudy orange oil. The oil was purified by silica gel chromatography with 9:1 hexane:ethyl acetate. The title product was obtained as an oily white solid (1.31 g).

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