Methyl Acetate → methyl 4-nitrobenzimidate

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Part A: 4-Nitrobenzonitrile (5.4 g, 36.5 mmol) was dissolved in 200 mL of anhydrous methyl acetate and 20 mL of MeOH. The whole mixture was cooled to 0° C. and bubbled with dry HCL gas for 1 hour. The resulting mixture was placed at 5° C. for 12 hours, the solvent was removed to obtain 5.8 g of methyl 4-nitrobenzimidate as its HCl salt.

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