Sulfuric Acid → 3-Methoxy-5-nitrobenzoic acid

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To a stirred solution of 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid (2.0 g, 9.42 mmol) in 2,6-dimethylcyclohexanone (20.0 ml) was added lithium methoxide (1.43 g, 37.8 mol). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 hours and poured into cold diluted sulfuric acid aqueous solution. The mixture was extracted with diethylether, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the title compound (1.31 g, yield: 70.25%, reddish brown solid).

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