Ethanol → 2-(4-Chloropyrimidin-5-yl)acetic acid

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To a solution of 0.6 g (3 mmol) of ethyl (4-chloro-5-pyrimidinyl)acetate from Step A above in 0.5 mL of water and 1.5 mL of ethanol was added 215 mg (5.11 mmol) of lithium hydroxide hydrate. The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 h then concentrated in vacuo to remove all volatiles. The residue was diluted with 7 mL of 2.0 M aqueous hydrogen chloride and then concentrated in vacuo to remove all volatiles to yield the title compound (0.43 g, 83%). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CD3OD) δ: 8.88 (s, 1H), 8.70 (s, 1H), 3.96 (s, 2H). LC-MS: m/z (E/S) 173 (MH)+.

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