Potassium Nitrate → 2-Chloro-5-fluoro-4-methyl-3-nitro-benzoic acid

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A solution of 2-chloro-5-fluoro-4-methylbenzoic acid (Example 252b, 51.57 g) dissolved in conc sulfuric acid (143 mL) was treated with potassium nitrate (32.4 g) portionwise over 10 min at 0° C. under nitrogen. The resulting mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature before stirring at 50° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with ice water and the precipitate was collected and dried in vacuo to afford the subtitle compound (65.5 g).

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