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HRID 2064265Generated: October 31, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → 4-(Methoxycarbonyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
ReactantDimethyl pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylateHCID 254545—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product4-(Methoxycarbonyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acidHCID 13353752100.6%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of methanol (800 mL), potassium hydroxide (44 g, 0.95 mol) and dimethyl pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylate (ChemPacific) (156 g, 0.79 mol) was refluxed for 0.5 hours and then evaporated in vacuo to afford 4-(methoxycarbonyl)picolinic acid (144 g) as a yellow solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08288405B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_10
ORD IDord-cb9f6bf5254a49ac94949f4fd4c27672
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_10