Hydrochloric Acid → 5-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)salicylic acid

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Sulfamic acid (1.76 g, 18.1 mmol) and sodium dihydrogenphosphate (7.33 g, 47 mmol) were added to a solution of 5-[(1,1-dimethyl)ethyl]-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2.15 g, 12.1 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (100 mL) and water (40 mL). A solution of sodium chlorite (1.76 g, 15.5 mmol) in water (10 mL) was added to the mixture under ice cooling, and it was stirred for 1 hour. Then, sodium sulfite (1.80 g, 14.3 mmol) was added to the mixture, and it was stirred for 30 minutes. Concentrated hydrochloric acid was added to the reaction mixture, and pH was adjusted to 1. The residue obtained by evaporation of 1,4-dioxane under reduced pressure was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The residue obtained by evaporation of the solvent under reduced pressure was washed with n-hexane under suspension to give the title compound (1.81 g, 77.4%) as a white powder.

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