Nitric Acid → 1,4-Benzodioxan, 7-methyl-6-nitro-

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To a solution of 1 (20.0 g, 133.3 mmol) in acetic acid (135 mL) was added a solution of fuming HNO3 (10 mL) in acetic acid (50 mL) dropwise over 30 minutes. The mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 10 minutes, then poured into a beaker containing ice to give a crystalline precipitate, which was collected by vacuum filtration and washed with water to afford the product (25.8 g, 99.2%) as an off-white solid.

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