Hydrochloric Acid → 4-[3-(3-Benzyloxy-2-pyridyl)propyl)benzoic acid

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Methyl 4-[3-(3-benzyloxy-2-pyridyl)propyl)benzoate (0.3 g, 0.83 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH (3 ml) and treated with 1N NaOH (1.66 ml). The reaction was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 hours. A solution of hydrochloric acid (1N, 1.66 ml) was added and the resulting precipitate was filted and recrystallised from ethanol to give the title product as a white solid (0.054 g).

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