Hydrochloric Acid → 6-Chloro-3-methylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid

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6-Chloro-3-methylpyridine-2-carbonitrile (2.95 g, 19.3 mmol) and Potassium hydroxide (3.25 g, 58 mmol) were stirred in refluxing water (60 mL) for 2 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, 30 mL of 2 N HCl was added, followed by the addition of water. The resulting mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3×). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as a white solid.

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