Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Bromo-6-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-nicotinic acid

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A mixture of 325 mg (1.3 mmol) 5-bromo-6-chloro-nicotinic acid methyl ester, 233 mg (3.24 mmol) 2-methoxyethanol and 493 mg (3.24 mmol) DBU was heated under microwave radiation for 2 min to 180° C. 0.65 mL water and 0.49 mL 5N KOH aq. was added and the mixture was heated under microwave radiation for 2 min to 160° C. The mixture was acidified with 1N HCl aq. and extracted with ethyl acetate. After evaporation the residue was purified by preparative HPLC on reversed phase eluting with a gradient formed from acetonitrile/water/HCOOH. The combined product fractions were evaporated to yield 237 mg (66%) of the title compound as white solid. MS (ISP): 274 (M−H).

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