Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(Ethylcarbamoyl)isonicotinic acid

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A mixture of methyl 2-(ethylcarbamoyl)isonicotinate (520 mg, 2.50 mmol, Step-1), 2M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (2.5 mL), and methanol (6 mL) is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. After addition of 2M hydrochloric acid (2.5 mL), the solvent is removed by evaporation. The residue is suspended in THF (20 mL), and the mixture is filtered through a pad of Celite. The filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to give 491 mg (quantitative yield) of the title compound as a white solid.

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