Diazomethane → Methyl 2-amino-5-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate

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To a solution of 2-amino-5-chloro-3-nitro-benzoic acid (2 g, 1.0 mmol) in methanol (100 mL) was added a saturated ethereal solution of diazomethane gas (50 mL) till all the starting material was consumed. The reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness and the residue obtained was purified by column chromatography using 5% ethyl acetate in hexane as an eluent to obtain the title compound as yellow solid which was directly used for the next step (1.8 g, 84.11%).

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