Sodium Hydroxide → 2-Ethoxy-5-[(4-ethylpiperazino)sulfonyl]nicotinic acid

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Ethyl 2-ethoxy-5-(4-ethyl-1-piperazinylsulfonyl)nicotinoate (10.2 g, 0.0275 mol) was dissolved in toluene (50 mL) and a solution of sodium hydroxide (1.1 g, 0.0275 mol) in water (20 mL) added to it. This two phase mixture was then stirred vigorously at ambient temperature overnight. The aqueous phase was separated off and adjusted to pH=5.6 by addition of c. hydrochloric acid. The precipitated product was slurried with ice cooling for 15 minutes, filtered, water washed and dried under vacuo at 50° C. to afford the title compound (4.1 g, 43%) as an off-white solid. Mpt 206-207° C. δ (CDCl3): 1.25 (3H, t), 1.39 (3H, t), 2.82 (2H, q), 3.03 (4H, m), 3.25 (4H, m), 4.50 (2H, q), 8.25 (1H, d), 8.56 (1H, d). m/z (Found: 344 [M+H]+, 100%. C14H22N3O5S requires 344.38).

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