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HRID 917019Generated: October 30, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 4,6-Dichloronicotinic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantEthyl 4,6-dichloropyridine-3-carboxylateHCID 600045—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
Product4,6-Dichloronicotinic acidHCID 81715896%

Reaction Steps

Sodium hydroxide (40 mL, 6.25 M solution) was added to a stirred solution of 4,6-dichloronicotinic acid ethyl ester (22) (25.95 g, 118 mmol) in 4:1:1 THF:MeOH:water (600 mL). After 30 minutes, the reaction mixture was acidified to pH 2 with concentrated HCl, diluted with 1:1 EtOAc:Et2O and washed with water and brine. The organic layer was dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated. The resulting off-white solid was twice concentrated from toluene to give the desired product (23) as a white solid (21.73 g, 96%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07271178B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_09
ORD IDord-c3dcfaf4540a4128a0b8c41ec1578b57
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_09