Hydrochloric Acid → 2-oxo-1-(o-tolyl)-1,2-Dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid

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To a solution (9 mL) of methyl 1-(2-methylphenyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate (880 mg, 3.62 mmol) in methanol was added 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (5 mL), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hr. The reaction mixture was adjusted to pH<7 with 1N hydrochloric acid and concentrated under reduced pressure. The precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with water to give the title compound (704 mg, 85%) as yellow crystals.

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