Ethylene Glycol → HCID 86744497, compound

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To 120 mL cold (-10° C.) ethylene glycol, 16 mL of thionyl chloride were added dropwise. Upon completion of the addition, 24.6 g (0.2 mol) of nicotinic acid were added portionwise and the reaction mixture was heated overnight at 60° C. Then, 700 mL of hot tetrahydrofuran were added and the mixture was cooled. The solid which formed was removed by filtration and washed with ether to give 28.5 g of the title compound as white crystals.

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