Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 67547197, compound

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A mixture of methyl 6-methoxymethylnicotinate (737 mg) in a 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (2 ml) and methanol (15 ml) was refluxed overnight. After cooling, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resulting residue was triturated with diethyl ether to obtain 6-methoxymethylnicotinic acid sodium salt (754 mg) as colorless powder.

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