Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Amino-4,5-difluorobenzoic acid

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Sodium hydroxide (7.5 g, 0.19 mol) and hydroxylamine hydrochloride (5.4 g, 0.0781 mol) were combined in 100 mL of water. 4,5-difluorophthalic anhydride (11.5 g, 0.062 mol) was added, and the reaction was heated to 90°-100° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction was cooled, and acidified with HCl to a pH between 4 and 5. The precipitate was collected and dried to yield 10.2 g (91%) of 4,5-difluoroanthranilic acid.

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