Sodium Hydroxide → 2-Amino-5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid

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A mixture of ethyl 2-amino-5-(4-pyridyl)-4-thiazolecarboxylate (5.0 g) and sodium hydroxide (1.6 g) in a mixture of methanol (50 ml) and water (10 ml) was stirred at ambient temperature for an hour. The reaction mixture was evaporated in vacuo and the residue was dissolved in water. The aqueous solution was adjusted to pH 5 with 10% hydrochloric acid. The precipitate was collected by filtration and dried over phosphorus pentoxide in vacuo to afford 2-amino-5-(4-pyridyl)-4-thiazolecarboxylic acid (3.54 g).

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