Bromine → 2-Amino-5-bromonicotinic acid

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25.00 g (0.181 mol) of 2-aminonicotinic acid were dispersed in 100 ml of glacial acetic acid. To this suspension was added a solution of 12.0 ml (0.23 mol) of bromine in 50 ml of glacial acetic acid. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. The precipitate formed was filtered off and washed with 100 ml of glacial acetic acid in several portions until the filtrate remained colorless. The crude was dried by suction and crystallized from boiling methanol to afford 38.63 g (0.178 mol, 98% yield) of 2-amino-5-bromonicotinic acid as slightly greenish to off-white crystalline needles. 1H-NMR (d6-DMSO) δ: 8.45 [1H] d, 8.34 [1H] d.; MS: m/z 217 [MH+].

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