Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 66930099, compound

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Methyl 4-(6-cyano-3-pyridinyl)benzoate (D8) (0.5 g) in dioxane (30 ml) was treated with 1.1 eq aqueous LiOH solution (2.3 ml), 1N) and stirred at rt for 2 days. Solvent was removed by evaporation to give a white solid which was dissolved in water (10 ml) and acidified with 2N HCl to give a white solid which was filtered and dried to give the title compound (D9) (0.35 g). LCMS electrospray (+ve) 224 (MH+).

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