m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → 2-[3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-6-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-4-yl]pyridine N-oxide

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134 mg of 3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-6-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-4-(2-pyridyl)-2H-1-benzopyran were dissolved in 15 ml of dichloromethane and 72 mg of m-chloroperbenzoic acid were added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. After washing in succession with sodium bisulphite solution and sodium bicarbonate solution the organic phase was dried over sodium sulphate and evaporated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel using ethyl acetate/methanol (4:1) for the elution. The residue was recrystallized from isopropanol to give 50 mg of 2-[3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-6-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-4-yl]-pyridine N-oxide of melting point 209°-211° C.

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