Ethanol → HCID 178470249, compound

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2-Hydroxy-6-methylpyrazine-3-carboxylic acid (32.5 g), prepared as described in J. Chem. Soc. 1955, 1379, was suspended in 500 mL of ethanol. The solution was cooled in an ice bath and hydrogen chloride gas was bubbled into the solution for 15 minutes. The mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature and then refluxed for 2 hours. The ethanol was removed under reduced pressure and the residue obtained crystallized from ethanol/ether to give 21.48 g of the title compound. m.p. 153° C.

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