Abstract:
2,5-DICHLORO-3-NITRO-BENZOIC ACID IS PRODUCED BY REACTING 5-CHLORO-3-NITRO-SALICYLIC ACID WITH AN EXCESS OF A CHLORINATING AGENT, PREFERABLY AT THE REFLUX TEMPERATURE OF THE MIXTURE, IN THE PRESENCE OF A N,N-DIALKYLCARBOXYLIC ACID AMIDE OR A TERTIARY AMINE AS A CATALYST, AND SPANIFYING, UNDER ACID CONDITIONS, THE ACID CHLORIDE THEREBY PRODUCED, THE YIELD THE DESIRED COMPOUND.