Sulfuric Acid → Methyl 4-bromo-2-iodobenzoate

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To methyl 2-amino-4-bromobenzoate (5.75 g) was added cooled 20% sulfuric acid (75 mL), sodium nitrite (2.07 g) was added by small portions under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 40 min. To this reaction mixture was added dropwise a solution of potassium iodide (8.3 g) in water (25 mL) under cooling to 5° C., 20% sulfuric acid (30 mL) was added, and the mixture was stirred at 5° C. for 2 hr. This reaction mixture was neutralized with 4N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution under ice-cooling, 10% aqueous sodium sulfite solution (45 mL) and sodium chloride were added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with 10% aqueous sodium sulfite solution added saturated brine and saturated brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated. The obtained residue was purified by column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the title compound (7.05 g).

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