Water → 3-Amino-4,6-dibromopyridine-2-carboxylic acid

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3-amino-4,6-dibromo-pyridine-2-carbonitrile (158 mg) was dissolved in concentrated sulfuric acid (1.5 mL) and stirred for 1 h at 100° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and water (1.5 mL) was slowly added. The reaction mixture was warmed again to 100° C. and stirred at this temperature for 2 h. Water was added after cooling to room temperature, the pH was adjusted to −10 by addition of solid sodium bicarbonate and the aqueous solution was washed 2× with MTB-ether. The aqueous layer was then adjusted to pH ˜2 by addition of 2 M hydrochloric acid and extracted 3× with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuum to afford 123 mg of the title compound of the formula

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