Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Hydroxy-6-methoxypicolinic acid

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Methyl 3-hydroxy-6-methoxypicolinate (80 mg) was dissolved in 4 ml of methanol. A 1 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (2 ml) was added to the solution, and a reaction was allowed to proceed at room temperature for 3 hr. The reaction solution was adjusted to pH 3 by the addition of 1 N hydrochloric acid. The precipitate was collected by filtration to give 56 mg (yield 76%) of the title compound.

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