Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Carbamoyl-6-nitrobenzoic Acid

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A suspension of 57.6 g of 3-nitro-phthalimide (0.3 mol) in 672 g of water is cooled to 5° C. 80 g of 30% sodium hydroxide solution (0.6 mol, 2 equivalents) are added in the shortest possible time. After 2 hours at 5° C., the reaction mixture is added at 5° C. to 65 g of 32% hydrochloric acid solution (0.57 mol, 1.9 equivalents), which is diluted beforehand with 72 ml of water. The pH value is adjusted to 2-2.5 and the crude product which crystallises out is filtered off and washed twice with water. 6-Nitrophthalamic acid is obtained in a yield of 73%.

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