Trifluoroacetic acid → 3-Chloro-5-cyanopyridine-2-carboxylic acid

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To a solution of tert-butyl 3-chloro-5-cyanopicolinate (1.4 g, 3.23 mmol) in DCM (10.75 ml) was added TFA (25 ml, 323 mmol). The orange solution was stirred at RT for 1 hr. It was concentrated. Then the residue was passed through a PEAX column and the acid was eluted with 2% conc. HCl in MeOH (0.3 mL in 15 mL MeOH) to yield 3-chloro-5-cyanopicolinic acid (0.55 g, 3.01 mmol, 93% yield) as yellow solid. MS m/z=183 (M+H).

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