Sodium Bicarbonate → HCID 23389344, compound

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Diethyl 2-(1-(pyridin-3-yl)propan-2-yl)malonate (2.00 g, 7.55 mmol) was refluxed in conc. HCl (30 ml) for 16 h. The reaction mixture was neutralized using solid sodium bicarbonate (pH˜7) and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined ethyl acetate layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford 580 mg (46.4%) of 2-((pyridin-3-yl)methyl)propanoic acid as a brown semi solid.

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