Carbon Dioxide → 2,4-Dichloronicotinic Acid

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Lithium diisopropylamide (2M in heptane/THF/benzene, 16.7 mL) was treated dropwise with 2,4-dichloropyridine (5 g, 33.8 mmol) at −78° C. in THF (25 mL). The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 2 hours, treated with excess dry ice, allowed to warm up to room temperature, and partitioned between diethyl ether and an equal volume of 10% aqueous KOH. The basic extract was neutralized with 10% HCl and extracted with diethyl ether. The ethereal extract was dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and the filtrate wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to provide 9.5 g (70% yield) of the title compound. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ ppm 3.32 (s, 1H), 7.74 (d, J=5.42 Hz,1H), 8.47 (d, J=5.42 Hz,1H).

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