Ammonia → HCID 178469844, compound

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3-Oxo-pentanedioic acid diethyl ester (101 g, 0.5 mmol), triethyl orthoformate (81.4 g, 0.55 mol) and acetic anhydride (102 g, 1 mol) were combined and heated to 120° C. for 2 h. The resulting mixture was cooled to RT and dissolved in DCM (1 L). After further cooling to 0° C., ammonia (30%, 80 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to RT overnight. The product was extracted with water (2×) and the aqueous layer was acidified to pH 5 with conc. HCl. The precipitate was collected by filtration to afford ethyl 4,6-dihydroxynicotinate (60.0 g, 60% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 7.99 (s, 1H), 5.58 (s, 1H), 4.23 (q, J=6.8, 14.0 Hz, 2H), 1.25 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z: 184.1 [M+H]+.

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