Water → 5-Fluoro-3-methyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid

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3-Fluoro-5-methylbenzoic acid (4 g, 25.96 mmol) and KNO3 (2.884 g, 28.556 mmol) were dissolved in conc. H2SO4 (32 mL) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h. Water (60 mL) was added, and the resulting precipitate was filtered and dried to provide the title compound, which was used without further purification.

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