Bromine → 3-Bromo-4-methyl-5-nitro-1,2-dihydropyridin-2-one

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In a 1000 ml three-necked round-bottomed flask, 5.00 g of 4-methyl-5-nitro-1H-pyridin-2-one (CA registry number: 21901-41-7) is suspended in 500 ml of water. Under stirring, the mixture is kept at a temperature of 40° C. while 1.83 ml of elemental bromine is added dropwise. Stirring at 40° C. is continued for an additional 4 hours. Afterwards, the mixture is cooled to 10° C. and the resulting precipitate collected by filtration and washed with water (4×). After drying, 6.65 g of the title compound is obtained in the form of a beige solid (MP: 237-240° C.).

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