Aluminum(III) Chloride → Methyl 2-hydroxy-4-(methylamino)-5-nitrobenzoate

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The title compound was prepared following the procedure described for Step-5 of Intermediate-1 using methyl 2-methoxy-4-(methylamino)-5-nitrobenzoate (4.00 g, 0.0166 mmol), anhydrous aluminium chloride (6.64 g, 0.0499 mmol) and EDC to afford 4.00 g of crude desired product. 1HNMR (DMSO-d6): δ 2.93 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 3H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 6.28 (s, 1H), 8.48 (bs, 1H), 8.59 (s, 1H), 11.15 (s, 1H).

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