Dichloromethane → Benzoic acid, 4-nitro-, 2-ethylhexyl ester

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To the 250 ml 3-necked flask was added 10.0 gm 2-ethyl 1-hexanol, 100 ml dichloromethane, and 6.0 gm pyridine and the contents were stirred for 10 minutes. To this mixture, 14.2 gm 4-nitro benzoyl chloride was added slowly and stirred under reflux conditions for 2 hrs. The reaction mixture was then cooled, washed with 20% aqueous ammonium hydroxide. The organic layer was washed with 1N hydrochloric acid and brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate to give a crude product (˜65% yield).

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