Dimethylformamide → ethyl 3-methyl-4-nitrobenzoate

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A mixture of 3-methyl-4-nitrobenzoic acid (1) (362.3 g, 2.0 mol), N,N-dimethylformamide (2000 mL), sodium bicarbonate (200 g, 2.38 mol) and iodoethane (623.9 g, 4.0 mol) was stirred at 70° C. for 18 h. The mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and poured into water (2000 mL. The resulting solid was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried. The solid was washed further with hexane and dried to provide the title product (382.1 g, 91%) as an off-white solid: mp 51°-52.5° C.; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 8.04-7.98 (m, 3H), 4.42 (q, 2H), 2.63 (s, 3H), 1.42 (t, 3H); Mass spectrum (NH3 --CI) m/z 210 (100%, M+H+).

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