Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Iodo-4,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid

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To a stirred solution of 2-iodo-4,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (1.0 g, 3.42 mmol) in CH3CN (25 mL) was added a solution of KMnO4 (0.76 g, 4.79 mmol) in water (15 mL) dropwise at 0° C. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. After the reaction was complete, the pH was adjusted to <7 with 1N HCl. The mixture was extracted with DCM and the organic layers combined, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated to give 2-Iodo-4,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid (0.89 g, 85%).

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