Nitric Acid → 3,4-Dimethyl-2-nitrophenol

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 12.2 g of 3,4-xylenol in 100 ml of acetic acid was added a solution of 7.48 ml of 61% nitric acid in 50 ml of acetic acid while keeping the reaction temperature at 20° C. Then the mixture was reacted with stirring at room temperature for two hours. To the reaction mixture was added 200 ml of ethyl acetate and the mixture was washed successively with water, an aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate, water and a brine, and then, ethyl acetate was distilled away under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by subjecting to silica-gel column-chromatography [eluent:chloroform] to give 0.69 g of 3,4-dimethyl-2-nitrophenol.

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