Water → 6-Amino-3-bromo-2-hydroxybenzoic acid

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A mixture of methyl 6-amino-3-bromo-2-hydroxybenzoate (prepared according to Wang et al, Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007 17 2817, 5.41 g) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (9.23 g) was suspended in dioxane (100 mL) and water (100 mL) and heated at 80° C. overnight. The temperature was then increased to 100° C. for 4 hours. A further amount of lithium hydroxide monohydrate (4.61 g) was added and the reaction mixture was heated at 100° C. for a further 1 hour. After cooling, the mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was acidified to pH3 with formic acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4), filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give 6-amino-3-bromo-2-hydroxybenzoic acid (6.22 g) as a black/grey solid.

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