Nitric Acid → HCID 22397382, compound

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Fuming nitric acid (4.2 ml) was added to methylene chloride (50 ml) and the resulting solution diluted with diethyl ether (100 ml): Then 3-methylbuthylnitrite (1.9 ml) was added and this final solution added at 25-30° C. to a solution of 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene (16.0 g) in ether (100 ml).The reaction mixture was washed with water, extracted into potassium bicarbonate (1 M), acidified and finally extracted into ether. After column chromatography (SiO2, toluene-ethyl acetate-acetic acid 18:1:1) the product was crystallized from toluene. Yield: 1.5 g, melting point 141-143° C.

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