Hydrochloric Acid → Oxanilic acid

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Ethyl oxanilate 83 (Aldrich, 1.0 g, 1.0 eq) in 12 mL of THF was treated dropwise with a 1N NaOH solution (5.70 mL, 1.1 eq) resulting in a white precipitate. After stirring for 3 hours at RT, 0.5N HCl and ethyl acetate were added, the organic layer separated, washed with 0.5N HCl and brine and then dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to give 712 mg (68%) of N-phenyl oxalamic acid 84 as a white solid with consistent analytical data. FIA M+H=166.0, M−H=163.9; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 10.70 (s, 1H), 7.75 (m, 2H), 7.35 (m, 2H), 7.15 (m, 1H) ppm.

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