Sulfuric Acid → Methyl 2-amino-6-chloronicotinate

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Reaction Steps

Concentrated sulfuric acid (25 mL) and 2-amino-6-chloro-nicotinic acid (4.3 g, 25 mmol) described in Production Example 4-1-1A (or 4-1-1B) were added to methanol (50 mL) while cooling with ice followed by stirring for 5 hours at 70° C. After allowing to cool on standing, the reaction mixture was neutralized with sodium bicarbonate (90 g). The resulting solid was filtered to obtain the title compound (3.2 g, 17 mmol, 68%) as a pale brown solid.

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