Hydrochloric Acid → 2,6-Dimethyl-4-trifluoromethylpyridine-3-carboxylic acid hydrochloride

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Methyl 2,6-dimethyl-4-trifluoromethylpyridine-3-carboxylate (23.30 g, 99.9 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (50 mL). A 5-mol/L aqueous potassium hydroxide solution (50 mL, 250 mmol) was added to the solution, followed by refluxing for 2 days. The reaction mixture was allowed to stand for cooling, and concentrated hydrochloric acid (15 mL) was added to the resultant mixture, followed by concentration under reduced pressure. To the obtained residue, ethanol was added, and the mixture was heated for dissolution. Insoluble matter was removed through filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Ether was added to the thus-obtained residue, and the solid was collected through filtration, to thereby yield 2,6-dimethyl-4-trifluoromethylpyridine-3-carboxylic acid hydrochloride as a colorless powder (25.24 g, 99%).

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