(5-Methoxy-2-nitro-phenyl)-acetic acid

89302-15-8

20876-29-3

General procedure for the synthesis of 2-nitro-5-methoxyphenylacetic acid from 5-methoxy-2-nitrophenylacetonitrile: 1 equivalent of 5-methoxy-2-nitrophenylacetonitrile was dissolved in a mixture of acetic acid (AcOH) and concentrated hydrochloric acid (HCl) (1:5, v/v), and the reaction mixture was heated for 4 hr under reflux conditions. Upon completion of the reaction, the target product 2-nitro-5-methoxyphenylacetic acid was extracted with ethyl acetate and the organic phase was dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate (Na2SO4), followed by removal of solvent by rotary evaporator to give the product.