Nitric Acid → 2-Nitro-8,9-dihydro-5H-benzo[7]annulen-7(6H)-one

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A flask containing 90% nitric acid was cooled to at −35° C. using an acetonitrile-dry ice bath. 5,6,8,9-Tetrahydro-benzocyclohepten-7-one (0.5 g, 0.003 mol) was added in portions over 30 minutes. The mixture was warmed slightly to at −20° C. for 1.5 h until all of the material was dissolved. The mixture was poured over ice and water and the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with water. The solid was dried at under vacuum overnight to give a tan solid (0.58, 78%), 2-nitro-5,6,8,9-tetrahydrobenzocyclohepten-7-one. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.12 (s, 1H), 8.09 (d, 1H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.40 (d, 1H, J=8.4 Hz), 3.03 (m, 4H), 2.65 (m, 4H),

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