Methyl iodide → N-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2,4-dinitroaniline

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1.43 g of 4-(2,4-dinitroanilino)phenol, 500 mg of potassium carbonate and 0.32 ml of methyl iodide were stirred in 5 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide for 2 days at 20° C. The mixture was poured onto water, extracted three times with ethyl acetate, the extracts were dried on sodium sulfate, concentrated by evaporation in a vacuum, and the residue was chromatographed on silica gel.

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