Potassium Nitrate → 4-Chloro-2-methoxy-5-nitrobenzoic acid

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To a solution of 33 g of 4-chloro-o-anisic acid in sulfuric acid (100 ml) was added 20 g of potassium nitrate under ice-cooling and the resulting mixture was stirred for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was added to ice/water and extracted with ethyl acetate and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After distilling off the solvent under reduced pressure, 41 g of the title compound was obtained as pale yellow crystals.

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