Sodium Hydroxide → 5-Chloro-6-isopropoxynicotinic acid

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1-methylethyl 5-chloro-6-[(1-methylethyl)oxy]-3-pyridinecarboxylate (D60) (1.6 g, 6.21 mmol) in isopropanol (70 ml) and water (35.0 ml) was treated with 2N sodium hydroxide (6.21 ml, 12.42 mmol) and stirred for 3 hours to give a single product. Evaporated off the IPA, acidified with glacial acetic acid and extracted product into EtOAc (100 ml). Dried over MgSO4 and evaporated off the solvent to yield 1.30 g of the title compound as a white solid. MS (ES) C9H1035ClNO3 requires 215; found 214 (M−H+).

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