Methanol → Methyl 2-bromoisonicotinate hydrochloride

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Into a 500-mL round bottom flask, was placed a solution of 2-bromoisonicotinic acid (10 g, 49.75 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in methanol (200 mL). This was followed by dropwise addition of thionyl chloride (24 g, 203.39 mmol, 4.09 equiv) with stirring at 0° C.-5° C. The resulting solution was stirred for 5 h at 70° C. in an oil bath. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum, to yield 10 g (80%) of methyl 2-bromoisonicotinate hydrochloride as a white solid.

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