Cl[C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([N+:11]([O-:13])=[O:12])=[C:6]([CH:10]=1)[C:7]([OH:9])=[O:8].[CH3:14][NH:15][CH3:16]>>[CH3:14][N:15]([CH3:16])[C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([N+:11]([O-:13])=[O:12])=[C:6]([CH:10]=1)[C:7]([OH:9])=[O:8]Concretely, 5-chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid is dissolved in a dimethylamine aqueous solution and heated to produce 5-dimethylamino-2-nitrobenzoic acid. Hydrochloric acid is added to the reaction solution to precipitate out the product as a solid material. The solid material is separated to obtain 5-dimethylamno-2-nitrobenzoic acid almost quantitatively.
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