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HRID 536170Generated: October 29, 2026

Ethanol → Ethyl 3-pyridylacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantAmmonium HydroxideHCID 14923—
Reactant3-Pyridineacetic acid, hydrochloride (1:1)HCID 2723724—
ProductEthyl 3-pyridylacetateHCID 96490—

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 3-pyridylacetic acid hydrochloride (40 g, 230.41 mmol) in ethanol (90 mL) was added sulfuric acid (73 g, 744.3 mmole, 98%) under N2. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then cooled to rt. Ammonium hydroxide (250 mL, 25%) was added and extracted with DCM (500 mL) twice, dried over sodium sulfate, concentrated to afford the title product (33 g),

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08859573B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_10
ORD IDord-1d90bed7f1274cdc9941c8ccd1b71cce
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_10