Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Iodo-5-(methoxycarbonyl)benzoic acid

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Dissolve 5-iodo-isophthalic acid dimethyl ester (10 g, 31.2 mmol) in methanol (90 mL) and cool to 0° C. Add 2 N NaOH (15.6 mL) dropwise and slowly warm up to room temperature. Stir overnight and acidify to about pH=3 with 5 N HCl. Extract with ethyl acetate (2×50 mL). Wash the combined organic layers by water, saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dry (magnesium sulfate) and concentrate to give the title compound as a crude residue which is used in the next step without further purification.

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