Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 178439581, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred mixture of 20 mL of water and 8.40 g (0.105 mol) of 50% sodium hydroxide solution is added 7.83 g (0.030 mol) of 2-[(1-cyano-1,2-dimethylpropyl)aminocarbonyl]nicotinic acid. External heating is applied to raise the temperature to 70°-75° C. where it is maintained for five hours. After cooling the reaction mixture to 20°-30° C., 50 mL of methylene chloride is added and the pH is adjusted to 3.0 by the addition of 37% hydrochloric acid. The organic layer is separated and the solvent is removed by distillation to give 6.71 g of solid 2-(5-isopropyl-5-methyl-4-oxo-2-imidazolin-2-yl)nicotinic acid which is 90% pure in 77% yields.

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