Sulfuric Acid → Ethyl 3-amino-6-bromopicolinate

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To a suspension of ethyl 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxylate (39.96 g, 241 mmol) in water (330 ml) was added H2SO4 (8 ml) and AcOH (16 ml). To this solution was added a solution of bromine in AcOH (84 ml) at ambient temperature under vigorous stirring so that the internal temperature remained around 25° C. After all bromine was added, stirring was continued for 1.5 h then the orange suspension was filtered giving ethyl 3-amino-6-bromo-pyridine-2-carboxylate.

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