Nitric Acid → HCID 20380612, compound

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Reaction Steps

The process for preparing the compound according to claim 1 which comprises: reacting a mixture of concentrated nitric acid and sulfuric acid with 4-chloro-o-toluic acid at a temperature from about 40° C. to about 60° C., reducing resultant 4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-o-toluic acid with diborane, treating resultant 4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-benzyl alcohol with phosphorus tribromide to obtain α'-bromo-4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-o-xylene, reacting the latter with an aliphatic alcohol, and recovering the resultant desired compound.

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