Methanol → Benzoic acid, 5-chloro-4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-, methyl ester

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To a solution of 5-chloro-4-hydroxy-2-methoxybenzoic acid (intermediate 52; 4.17 g; 13.69 mmol) in 123 ml of anhydrous methanol, 2.2 ml of acetyl chloride were added. The solution was stirred at 60° C. under nitrogen atmosphere for 18 hrs. The solution was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue purified by preparative reversed-phase HPLC (Cl2CH2/EtOAc from 100/0 to 80/20), affording 2.2 g (75%) of a red solid.

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