Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid,2-[(2,4-difluorophenyl)amino]-5-fluoro-6-methoxy-

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In 60 ml of tetrahydrofuran was dissolved 2.00 g of methyl 2-(2,4-difluorophenylamino)-5-fluoro-6-methoxynicotinate, and 25.5 ml of 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added thereto at room temperature, after which the resulting mixture was subjected to reaction under reflux for 7 hours. Subsequently, the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure, and to the residue thus obtained were added 100 ml of ethyl acetate and 100 ml of water, after which the pH of the resulting mixture was adjusted to 2.0 with 2N hydrochloric acid. The organic layer was washed successively with 50 ml of water and 50 ml of saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure, and to the crystalline material thus obtained was added 10 ml of diethyl ether, after which crystals were collected by filtration to obtain 1.40 g (yield 73.3%) of 2-(2,4-difluorophenylamino)-5-fluoro-6-methoxynicotinic acid having a melting point of 237°-240° C.

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