Sulfuric Acid → HCID 13689005, compound

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The 2-(5'-chloro-2-nitrophenoxy)benzoic acid was prepared as follows: Crude 2-(5-chloro-2-nitrophenoxy)benzaldehyde was heated under reflux with 200 ml of diethylether, 120 ml of water, 41.1 g of Na2Cr2O7 ·2H2O and 6.0 g of a 40% tetra-n-butylammonium hydroxide solution, and to it was added 63 ml of 9M H2SO4 over three hours. Heating was continued for an additional two hours, and the aqueous layer was extracted with ether and evaporated to dryness to provide the product.

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