Water → 2-Hydroxy-5-(pyridin-3-yl)pyridine-3-carboxylic acid

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A mixture containing 41 g. of 1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-5-(3-pyridinyl)nicotinonitrile and 410 ml. of 50% aqueous sulfuric acid was refluxed for two hours and then poured into 1.5 kg. of a mixture of ice and water. The acidic mixture was neutralized with 35% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and the mixture cooled. The separated solid was collected, washed with water and dried in vacuo at 80° C. to yield 47 g. of 1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-5-(3-pyridinyl)nicotinic acid which was used directly without further purification in the next step described below as Example C-2.

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