Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(5-Methyl-3-phenyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy)-isonicotinic acid

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To a suspension of 2-(5-methyl-3-phenyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy)-isonicotinic acid methyl ester (759 mg, 2.3 mmol) in THF (6.3 mL) was added a solution of lithium hydroxide monohydrate (196 mg, 4.7 mmol) in water (6.3 mL) and methanol (1.4 mL) added and the resulting mixture stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The mixture was acidified to pH 4 with HCl (25%, 3 drops and the resulting precipitate filtered off and dried to afford the title compound (641 mg, 88%) which was obtained as a white solid. MS: m/e=309.5 [M−H]−.

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