Hydrochloric Acid → 6-Hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

6-Methoxy-quinoline-2-carboxylic acid (4 g, 0.019 mol) was suspended in hydrobromic acid 48% in water (80 ml) and the mixture was heated at 125° C. overnight. After cooling to 0° C. ammonium hydroxide was added until the pH was 6-7 followed by addition of HCl until the pH was 3-4 and the compound precipitated. The solid was filtrated, washed with water and dried under vacuum to yield 3.5 g (0.0185 mol, 97% of theory) of the title compound as a yellow solid MS (m/e)=190.1 (M+H)+.

Provenance & Evidence