Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Amino-3-nitrobenzoic acid

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A solution of methyl-2-(acetylamino)-3-nitrobenzoate (2.6 g) in EtOH (50 ml) was treated with concentrated hydrochloric acid (10 ml) then heated at reflux for 16 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, reduced in vacuo and azeotroped with toluene (2×50 ml) to give 2-amino-3-nitrobenzoic acid (1.83 g) as a bright yellow solid.

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