Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Amino-5-bromo-3-hydroxypyridine

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6-Bromooxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine-2(3H)-one (K. Rufenacht and H. Kristinsson, Helv. Chim. Acta 59 (5), 1593 [1976]) (4.3 g; 0.02 mole) sodium hydroxide (5 g; 0.125 mole) and water (50 ml) were stirred on the steam bath for 45 minutes. The solution was cooled to approximately 10° C. and carefully acidified with concentrated HCl (considerable foaming). The resulting solid was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried. The yield was 3.0 g (79 percent) of tan solid melting at 187° to 189° C. Recrystallization from aqueous ethanol afforded 2.0 g of tan crystals, melting point 195° to 197° C.

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