Dimethylmaleic anhydride → N-(2-fluoro-5-carboxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleic acid imide

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A mixture of 46.5 g of 3-amino-4-fluorobenzoic acid and 37.8 g of dimethylmaleic anhydride in 200 ml of glacial acetic acid is stirred for 12 hours at an oil bath temperature of 130°-40°. After cooling, the mixture is poured onto ice-water, and the resulting precipitate is filtered with suction, washed with water and dried. Recrystallisation from ethanol/water yields 70.3 g of N-(2-fluoro-5-carboxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleic acid imide which melts at 238°-240°.

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