Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 12961138, compound

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A mixture of 2-(3-nitro-4-benzyloxyphenyl)glyoxylic acid (30 g.), conc. hydrochloric acid (90 ml.) and acetic acid (120 ml.) was stirred for 3 hours at 100° C. To the reaction mixture was added under cooling ice-water (600 ml.) and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with ice-water, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from a mixture of benzene:ether:petroleum ether (2:1:4). The crystals were collected by filtration, washed with benzene and dried under reduced pressure to give 2-(3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenyl)glyoxylic acid (19.0 g.), mp 139° to 140.5° C.

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