Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Bromo-2-methyl-3-nitropyridine

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To diethyl (5-bromo-3-nitropyridin-2-yl)malonate (66 g, 0.18 mol) was added water (250 mL) and 12 M HCl (360 mL, 4.32 mol). The mixture was heated at 105° C. until TLC showed starting material was consumed. The reaction mixture was then allowed to cool to rt and brine (0.67 L) was added. The organic solution was separated and the aqueous solution was extracted with DCM (3×0.67 L). The organic solutions were combined, washed with brine, sat. aq. NaHCO3, and brine again, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated to give 5-bromo-2-methyl-3-nitropyridine (34.7 g, 75%) as a yellow solid.

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