Ethanol → Ethyl 3-Aminoisonicotinate

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A suspension of 3-aminopyridine-4-carboxylic acid (2.00 g, 14.5 mmol), prepared by the method of Crum and Fuchsman, J. Het. Chem. 3, 252 (1966), in ethanol (~4 g) was treated with 4.0 g of sulfuric acid and warmed on a steam bath for 4 hours. After cooling to ambient temperature, water (~40 mL) and solid sodium carbonate were added to basify the solution which was then extracted with chloroform (3×). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue obtained was flash chromatographed on silica gel eluting with 2:1 hexane/ethyl acetate to afford the title compound. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 1.41 (t, J=7 Hz, 3H), 4.37 (q, J=7 Hz, 2H), 7.60 (d, J=6 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (d, J=6 Hz, 1H), 8.19 (s, 1H). MS (DCI/NH3) m/e 167 (M+H)+, 184 (M+H+NH3)+.

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