Hydrochloric Acid → 6-Methyl-2-phenyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-7-carboxylic acid

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A mixture of methyl 6-methyl-2-phenyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-7-carboxylate (182 mg, 681 μmol) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (114 mg, 2.72 mmol) in tetrahydrofurane (10 ml) and water (2 ml) is stirred for 4 hours at 25° C. The mixture is diluted with ethyl acetate, acidified to pH=0 with hydrochloric acid 37% and washed with water and brine. The organic layer is dried with magnesium sulfate and the solvent is evaporated to dryness affording 6-methyl-2-phenyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-7-carboxylic acid (223 mg, 129%) as a light yellow solid. mp.: 228-233° C. MS: m/z=254.2 (M+H+).

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