Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 1652752, compound

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Methyl 2-(3,4-dichloro-N-methylphenylsulfonamido)benzoate (21.0 g, 56.1 mmol) was dissolved in a mixture of methanol/dioxane/4 M NaOH (15/4/1, 420 ml, 84 mmol NaOH, 1.5 eq.), and further 4 M NaOH (63 ml, 252 mmol, 4.5 eq.) was added. The solution was stirred overnight at room temperature and then concentrated using a rotary evaporator. Ethyl acetate (800 ml) was added to the residue, and the mixture was washed with 0.5 M KHSO4 (1000 ml). The aqueous phase was then extracted three times with ethyl acetate (350 ml each time), and the combined organic phases were washed with saturated NaCl solution (500 ml). The organic phase was dried (sodium sulfate) and concentrated in vacuo.

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