Lithium hydroxide, monohydrate → 2-Oxo-6-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid

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At room temperature, 4.73 g (21.4 mmol) of methyl 2-oxo-6-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate were dissolved in 45 ml of methanol and 15 ml of water, 1.80 g (42.8 mmol) of lithium hydroxide monohydrate were added and the mixture was then heated under reflux for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated to about 15 ml and then washed with dichloromethane and the aqueous phase was adjusted to pH 2 by addition of 2N hydrochloric acid. The mixture was again extracted with dichloromethane, and the organic phase was dried and concentrated. This gave 4.2 g (94% of theory) of a colorless powder.

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