Sodium Hydroxide → 3-Chloro-5-(methoxycarbonyl)benzoic acid

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Step N1. A mixture of dimethyl 5-chloroisophthalate (6.84 g, 30 mmol), in methanol (150 mL) was treated with 1M sodium hydroxide (27 mL, 27 mmol) and the reaction stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. The mixture was concentrated under vacuum and the resulting residue was dissolved in water. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate three times. The organic extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to afford 3-chloro-5-(methoxycarbonyl)benzoic acid (4.8 g, 75%).

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