Potassium Permanganate → 5-(3-Chloro-benzyloxy)-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid

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The mixture of 13.1 g of 5-(m-chloro-benzyloxy)-2-pyridinemethanol and 250 ml of water is stirred vigorously at 25°. To this mixture is added 11.5 g of potassium permanganate in several portions. Then the mixture is filtered, the precipitated manganese dioxide washed with hot water, the washing is combined with the filtrate, concentrated to a small volume and then acidified with aqueous hydrochloric acid. The precipitated product is collected and recrystallized from ethyl acetate to yield 5-(3-chloro-benzyloxy)-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid melting at 176°-177°.

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