Urea → 4-Chloro-3-ureido-benzoic acid

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A stirred solution of 3-amino-4-chlorobenzoic acid (34.2 g, 200 mmol) and urea (24 g, 400 mmol) in glacial acetic acid (200 mL) was heated at 100° C. for 24 h. The mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and the resulting precipitate was separated by filtration, washed with water (2×100 mL) and diethyl ether (2×100 mL), then air dried to give 35 g of 4-chloro-3-ureido-benzoic acid as a grey solid that was carried on without further purification.

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