Ethyl 2-methylnicotinate → HCID 58745978, compound

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To a clear solution of 2-methyl-nicotinic acid ethyl ester (50.6 g, 306 mmol) in anhydrous methylene chloride (200 mL) was added O-mesitylenesulfonylhydroxylamine (73 g, 337 mmol; prepared according to a literature procedure described in Krause; J. G., Synthesis 1972, 140); in portions at 0° C. The solution obtained was stirred at 0° C. for 15 min, and then at rt for 1 h. Concentration under reduced pressure gave a yellow solid. After the solid was dissolved in anhydrous DMF (300 mL), N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (122 mL, 918 mmol) was added at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 15 min, and then at 90° C. for 3 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, mixed with H2O (200 mL), and extracted with Et2O (3×180 mL). The combined organic solutions were washed sequentially with brine (50 mL), 1N aqueous HCl (50 mL), and brine (50 mL), and dried over Na2SO4. Filtration through a SiO2 column, which was then eluted with 30% EtOAc in heptane, gave compound 777A (43.3 g, 74%) as a yellow solid. HPLC: 80% at 3.20 min (retention time) plus 20% corresponding methyl ester at 2.83 min (retention time) (YMC S5 ODS-A column 4.6×50 mm eluting with 10-90% aqueous methanol over 4 mincontaining 0.2% phosphoric acid, 4 mL/min, monitoring at 220 nm). MS (ES): m/z 191 [M+H]+.

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