Nitric Acid → HCID 14896543, compound

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To a solution of 42.1 g (200 mmol) of 3-chloro-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid (E.P.O. No. 0 183 129) in 100 ml of sulfuric acid was added concentrated nitric acid (50 ml) dropwise such that the reaction temperature stayed below 40° C. The reaction mixture was heated at 60° C. for 18 hours, then poured cautiously onto 500 g of ice water. The aqueous solution was extracted with ether, and the ether extracts were washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated to give 26.5 g of 3-chloro-2,4,5-trifluoro-6-nitrobenzoic acid.

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