Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 57815401, compound

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To a solution of 0.21 g of (5-methoxy-4-methylpyridin-2-yl)methyl acetate in 2 mL of methanol, 0.64 mL of a 20% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, water and ethyl acetate were added to the resultant residue, the organic layer was separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer and the extract were combined, the resultant solution was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain 0.16 g of (5-methoxy-4-methylpyridin-2-yl)methanol as a white solid.

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