Hydrochloric Acid → 6-Methyl-2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid

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6-Methyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)nicotinic acid methyl ester (7.26 g) was dissolved in methanol (30 mL). 4M sodium hydroxide (7.2 mL) was added thereto at 0° C. under cooling. The mixture was stirred at 45° C. for 3 hours. Water (30 mL) was added to the mixture at 0° C. under cooling, followed by acidification (pH=3) with 1M hydrochloric acid (about 30 mL) to give the precipitate. The precipitate was filtered and dried to give the title compound as a colorless solid (6.5 g). 1H-NMR (δ, 300 MHz, CDCl3): 2.66 (3H, s), 7.61 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.67 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.27 (1H, d, J=7.9 Hz), 8.18 (1H, d, J=7.9 Hz)

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