Dimethylformamide → 2-Amino-5-bromo-3-methylbenzoic acid

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To a mixture of 1.5 g of 2-amino-5-chlorobenzoic acid and 100 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide was added 1.8 g of N-bromosuccinimide at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 hours. After 30 ml of water was poured into the reaction mixture, the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate three times. The organic layers were combined, washed with an aqueous saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 1.2 g of 2-amino-5-bromo-3-methylbenzoic acid of the formula:

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