Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Nitro-4-(propylamino)benzoic acid

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To a suspension of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (2.0 g, 10.8 mmol) in ethanol (20 mL) was added potassium carbonate (2.34 mg, 16.2 mmol) and propylamine (1.27 g, 21.6 mmol), and this was heated to reflux for 4 hours. After the reaction was complete, this was cooled to room temperature, and water was added, this was adjusted to pH 5 with 10% hydrochloric acid and acetic acid, and after the precipitated crystals were filtered and washed with water, they were dried to yield the title compound (1.94 g, 80% yield).

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