Nitric Acid → 3-Bromo-4-(2-chloro-5-fluoro-4-nitrophenoxy)pyridine

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To a cold (−10° C.) solution of 3-bromo-4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenoxy)pyridine (1.98 g, 6.54 mmol) in conc. sulfuric acid (5 ml) was added nitric acid (0.55 ml, 8.69 mmol). The resultant mixture was stirred at the same temp for 20 minutes and was then allowed to warm to ambient temp for 30 min. The reaction mixture was treated with crushed ice, stirred, filtered, washed and dried to provide 3-bromo-4-(2-chloro-5-fluoro-4-nitrophenoxy)pyridine, (2.08 g, 91% yield) as orange yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.00 (s, 1H), 8.62 (m, 2H), 7.81 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z: 348.9 (M+1H+).

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