Sodium Hydroxide → 4-Chloro-3,5-dimethylpicolinic Acid

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4-Chloro-2-Ethoxycarbonyl-3,5-Lutidine (1 eq.) was suspended in 10% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution (4 eq.), the mixture was stirred and heated to 80ℑ C. After 4 hours a homogeneoussolution was obtained. The solution was washed with toluene and then acidified to pH 2.5. The white precipitate was extracted with dichloromethane (3×5 volumes). The combined organic extracts were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and the solvent was evaporated under vacuum. The 2-carboxy-4-chloro-3,5-lutidine product was obtained as an off white solid in 85% yield.

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