Methyl 3-hydroxy-2-nitrobenzoate → Anthranilic acid, 3-hydroxy-, methyl ester

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A suspension of methyl 3-hydroxy-2-nitrobenzoate (14 g, 71 mmol) and 10% Pd/C (1.4 g) in ethyl acetate (300 mL) was purged in 1 atm hydrogen and stirred at 25° C. for 4 hr. The mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated to give methyl 2-amino-3-hydroxybenzoate (11.5 g, yield 97%) as a light yellow solid. 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3-d) δ 3.88 (s, 1H), 5.84 (s, br 3H), 6.50-6.54 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.84-6.86 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.47-7.49 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H); LC-MS (ESI) m/z 168 [M+1]+.

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