Sodium Hydroxide → 2-(Carboxymethyl)-4-nitrobenzoic acid

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A solution of sodium hydroxide (5.0 g, 125 mmol) in water (60 mL) was added to a solution of dimethyl 2-(2-carboxy-5-nitrophenyl)malonate (7.0 g, 21.5 mmol) in methanol (60 mL) at room temperature. After the reaction solution was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours, methanol was distilled off. The resulting residue was acidified using 1N hydrochloric acid (11 mL). The suspension was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a crude product. After the crude product was stirred in ethyl acetate (20 mL) at 70 to 80° C. overnight, the temperature was allowed to return to room temperature. The precipitate was collected by filtration, and dried under reduced pressure to give the title compound (1.13 g, 23%).

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