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HRID 1822190Generated: November 1, 2026

3-Pyridineacetic acid, hydrochloride (1:1) → 3-Pyridineacetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-Pyridineacetic acid, hydrochloride (1:1)HCID 2723724—
ReactantPotassium hydroxide ethanolHCID 21946426—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product3-Pyridineacetic acidHCID 108102.2%

Reaction Steps

To a suspension of 2-(pyridin-3-yl)acetic acid-hydrochloride (13.2 g, 75.6 mmol) in ethanol (100 mL) was added a solution (150 mL) of 0.5 mol potassium hydroxide/ethanol, and the mixture was stirred well, then filtered to remove potassium chloride, concentrated, and dried to give 2-(pyridin-3-yl)acetic acid (10.6 g, quantitative).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07608716B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_10
ORD IDord-f8cdf3a673944154833564b490d46a02
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_10