Process to prepare 3-methyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid by air oxidation

摘要

A method for preparing 3-methyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid is disclosed wherein 1, 3 -dimethyl-2-nitrobenzene is combined with an oxidation catalayst in the presence of an oxygen source and an initiator, provided that less than 99% of the 1,3 -dimethyl-2- nitrobenzene is oxidized. A method for preparing compounds of Formula 7 and Formula 11 is also disclosed wherein the method is characterized by using 3-methyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid as prepared by the method disclosed above. wherein R