Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Amino-o-anisic acid

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To a solution of 4-amino-2-methoxy benzoic acid methyl ester (5 g; 27 mmol) in THF/H2O (125 mL/25 mL) was added LiOH (4.8 g; 200 mmol) and the slurry was refluxed for 3.5 hours. The reaction mixture was neutralized using 4 M HCl (aq) and the resulting precipitate isolated by filtration and washed with H2O (2×15 mL) to give 3.26 g (80%) of an off-white solid. Mp. 144-146° C.

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