Hydrochloric Acid → tert-Butyl 5-hydroxypyridine-3-carboxylate

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5-Hydroxy-nicotinic acid methyl ester (1 g, 5.99 mmol) and potassium t-butoxide (4 g, 36 mmol) was stirred in THF (10 mL) and t-butanol (10 mL) at room temperature overnight. 1N HCl was added to adjust pH˜7 and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3×). The combined extracts were dried (Na2SO4), concentrated and purified by column chromatography to give the product (400 mg, 34%). MS (DCI) m/z 196 (M+H)+.

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