Nitric Acid → 6-Nitrobenzothiazole

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To a 30 mL solution of 1:1 mixture of HNO3 --H2SO4 was added benzothiazole (7.0 mL, 53 mmol) slowly over 1 h period at -25° C. and resulting solution was stirred for 12 h. Reaction temperature was allowed to warm up to 25° C. The reaction mixture was poured into ice water to produce a yellow precipitation which was subjected to column chromatography (CHCl3, neat) to yield 7.3 g (41 mmol, 79%) of the desired product.

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