Sodium Carbonate → 3-Nitro-4-cyclohexylphenylglyoxylic acid

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A mixture of 0.66 moles of 3-nitro-4-cyclohexylphenylglyoxylate is stirred in 1.5 l. of boiling 10% sodium carbonate solution for 16 hours. The mixture is slowly filtered through charcoal into 1.1 l. of ice-cold 3 N-hydrochloric acid. The precipitate of crude material is collected on a filter, then recrystallized from benzene to give 3-nitro-4-cyclohexylphenylglyoxylic acid.

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