Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Cyanopyridine-2-carboxylic acid

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A solution of methyl-5-cyanopyridine-2-carboxylate (920 mg) and a 5 N NaOH solution (2.26 mL) in ethanol (30 mL) was stirred at RT for 10 min. 5 N hydrochloric acid (5.2 mL) was added to the reaction solution at RT, followed by extraction with EtOAc. The extract was dried over anhydrous MgSO4. The drying agent was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the title compound (800 mg). 1H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSOd6) δ (ppm): 8.18 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 8.51 (dd, J=2.0, 8.0 Hz, 1H), 9.12-9.18 (m, 1H).

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