Hydrochloric Acid → 5-(Hydroxymethyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid

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A suspension of LiBH4 (1.53 g, 70 mmol) in THF (30 ml) was slowly added to a solution of pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid 5-methyl ester (2.5 g, 14 mmol) in dry THF (30 ml) at 0° C. and under an argon atmosphere. The reaction mixture was stirred for a further 2 h at r.t., then chilled to 0° C. and treated with 2 N HCl (40 ml). The reaction mixture was filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure and crystallized from MeOH: 340 mg;

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