Benzyl Alcohol → HCID 9877474, compound

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A mixture of 2-amino-5-carboxy-4-methylpyridine (100 mg, 0.657 mmol) in 7:3 benzene-methanol (4 mL) was treated with (trimethylsilyl)diazomethane (2M solution in hexanes, 0.33 mL, 0.66 mmol). The mixture was evaporated and the residue chromatographed on silica gel eluting with 25% acetone/hexane to afford pure title compound; yield 88 mg (81%).

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