Sulfuric Acid → 3-Hydroxy-4-(methoxycarbonyl)benzoic acid

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To 3-amino-4-methoxycarbonylbenzoic acid (1.95 g, 10 mmol) suspended in 3 M hydrochloric acid (12.5 mL) and acetic acid (20 mL), an aqueous solution (20 mL) of sodium nitrite (0.69 g, 10 mmol) was added at −10° C., and the resulting solution was stirred for 30 minutes. The solution was added to 10% aqueous sulfuric acid (30 mL) at 0° C., and the resulting reaction mixture was heated with reflux for 1 hour. The desired product was extracted with ethyl acetate, and the extract was dried over magnesium sulfate and purified by silica gel column chromatography to give 1.04 g of the desired product as a white solid (yield 53%).

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