Sodium Hydroxide → 4-Amino-5-cyano-2-methoxybenzoic acid
Reaction equation
[NH2:1][C:2]1[C:12]([C:13]#[N:14])=[CH:11][C:5]([C:6]([O:8]CC)=[O:7])=[C:4]([O:15][CH3:16])[CH:3]=1.[OH-].[Na+]>O>[NH2:1][C:2]1[C:12]([C:13]#[N:14])=[CH:11][C:5]([C:6]([OH:8])=[O:7])=[C:4]([O:15][CH3:16])[CH:3]=1Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Conditions
- Temperature
- 50 °C
Procedure
A suspension of 10.69 parts of ethyl 4-amino-5-cyano-2-methoxybenzoate in 12 parts of a sodium hydroxide solution 50% and 500 parts of water was stirred and heated to 50° C. and stirring was continued for 1 hour at 50°-55° C. The reaction mixture was cooled and filtered. The filtrate was acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid to pH 1-2. The precipitated product was filtered off, washed thoroughly with water and dried overnight at 80° C., yielding 8.6 parts (93.2%) of 4-amino-5-cyano-2-methoxybenzoic acid; mp. 236.7° C. (intermediate 111).