Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Amino-5-chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acid

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To a solution of 5-chloro-4-nitroanthranilic acid methyl ester (10.0 g, 43 mmol) in THF (120 mL) was added LiOH (2.7 g, 65 mmol) dissolved in water (40 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 h and acidified to pH 4 with 1 N HCl. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×150 mL); the combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated to give 5-chloro-4-nitroanthranilic acid (8.7 g, 88%) as an orange solid.

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