Nitric Acid → Methyl 2-bromo-4-fluoro-5-nitrophenoxyformate
Reaction equation
[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:12]=[C:11]([F:13])[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:3]=1[O:4][C:5]([O:7][CH3:8])=[O:6].[N+:14]([O-])([OH:16])=[O:15]>S(=O)(=O)(O)O>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:12]=[C:11]([F:13])[C:10]([N+:14]([O-:16])=[O:15])=[CH:9][C:3]=1[O:4][C:5]([O:7][CH3:8])=[O:6]Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
Then, 110 g (0.44 mol) of methyl 2-bromo-4-fluorophenoxyformate was dissolved in 250 ml of sulfuric acid, to which a mixed acid of 30 g of fuming nitric acid and 30 ml of sulfuric acid was added dropwise at 5° C. or lower, and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured onto ice, and the precipitated crystals were collected by filtration, washed with water, and dried, which afforded 126 g (0.43 mol) of methyl 2-bromo-4-fluoro-5-nitrophenoxyformate.