Water → Methyl 3-amino-6-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)picolinate

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3-Amino-6-methoxy-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (Int. B) 5.5 g, 23.29 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH (90 ml). H2SO4 (6.21 ml, 116 mmol) was added dropwise and the solution was heated to reflux for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was reduced in vacuo to approx. 15 ml and water (15 ml) was added. The pH was adjusted to pH 9 by careful addition of solid NaHCO3. Water (100 ml) was added and the mixture was extracted with DCM. The combined organic extracts were concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound.

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