Nitric Acid → 3-Methylsulfonyl-4-chloro-5-nitrobenzoic acid

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Reaktionsschritte

To the mixture of conc. sulfuric acid (53.3 ml) and conc. nitric acid (36.0 ml) was added dropwise a solution of 4-chloro-3-methylsulfonylbenzoic acid (22.5 g) in conc. sulfuric acid (135.0 ml) for 10 minutes at 20°-30° C., and the mixture was stirred for 5 hours at 75°-80° C. After ice-cooling, the mixture was poured into ice-water and isolated precipitate was collected by filtration to give 4-chloro-3-methylsulfonyl-5-nitrobenzoic acid (24.85 g).

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