Lithium Hydroxide → 6-Chloro-4-(isopropylamino)nicotinic acid

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Ethyl 6-chloro-4-(cyclobutylamino)nicotinate (2) (3 g, 12.3 mmol) in ethanol (20 mL) and water (10 mL) was stirred at rt. LiOH (61.7 mmol, 5 equiv.) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 h. The solvent was concentrated under reduced pressure. Diluted with EtOAc and added water. The aqueous layer was collected and acidified to pH 3-4 using solid citric acid. Solid material precipitated out. Filtered the solid material and dried under vacuum to furnish the title compound (3). 1H NMR: 400 MHz, DMSO-d6: δ1.20 (d, J=6.40 Hz, 6H), 3.80-3.88 (m, 1H), 6.80 (s, 1H), 8.20 (d, J=7.60 Hz, 1H), 8.51 (s, 1H), 13.33 (bs, 1H).

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