p-Aminoacetophenone → 4-(4-Acetylphenyl)amino-3-nitropyridine hydrochloride

Participants

Reaction Steps

A solution of 4-chloro-3-nitropyridine hydrochloride (9.75 g, 50 mmol) in ethanol (40 ml) was added to a slurry of p-aminoacetophenone (6.76 g, 50 ml) in ethanol (25 ml), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was chilled in ice, and the yellow solid filtered off and dried in vacuo. Yield 10.1 g (69%), m.p. 197°-200° C.

Provenance & Evidence