Hydrochloric Acid → [(4-(4-Methyl-phenyl)pyridine-2-carbonyl)-amino]-acetic acid

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To a solution of [(4-(4-methyl-phenyl)pyridine-2-carbonyl)-amino]-acetic acid methyl ester, 24, (0.092 g, 0.32 mmol) in THF (2 mL) at room temperature is added H2O (1 mL) and LiOH.H2O (0.027 g, 0.64 mmol). The reaction is stirred for 16 hours after which time the solution is acidified using 1M HCl. The solvents are removed under reduced pressure and the solid that remains is suspended in a mixture of THF: MeOH and filtered. The filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure and the resulting solid is triturated with MeOH and collected by filtration to provide 0.012 g (12% yield) of the desired compound as a colorless solid. 1H NMR (250 MHz, MeOD) δ ppm 8.69 (1H, d, J=4.8 Hz), 8.38 (1H, s), 7.86 (1H, d, J=6.2 Hz), 7.72 (2H, d, J=8.1 Hz), 7.38 (1H, d, J=7.9 Hz), 4.21 (1H, s), 2.44 (2H, s). HPLC-MS: m/z 271 [M+H]+.

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