Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-2-nitrobenzoic acid

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A mixture of 4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzoic acid (20.6 g, 90.7 mmol) in 20% KOH solution (136 mL) was heated at 100° C. for 12 hours. After it was cooled with ice, it was acidified with concentrated HCl to pH 2. It was filtered, washed with CH2Cl2 and EtOAc, and dried over vacuum to afford 5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-2-nitrobenzoic acid as solid (18.38 g, 95%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.29 (s, 1H), 6.90 (s, 1H), 4.8 (br, 1H), 3.77 (s, 3H).

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