Sodium Nitrite → HCID 54066610, compound

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Reaction Steps

3.7 g of 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-tetrahydrofurfuryl-3-(D-galactopyranosyl)urea are dissolved in 15 ml of formic acid, and 2.1 g of sodium nitrite are added gradually thereto at 0° C. for one hour under stirring. The mixture is further stirred at the same temperature for 30 minutes. 100 ml of etherhexane (1:1) are added to the reaction mixture. The resultant oil is washed with ether. Then, 100 ml of ethyl acetate-methanol (10:1) are added to said oil, and insoluble materials are removed by filtration. The filtrate is evaporated to remove solvent, and the residue obtained is purified by silica gel chromatography (Solvent: ethyl acetate-chloroform-methanol (5:2:1)). 0.9 g of 1-(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitroso-3-tetrahydrofurfuryl-3-(D-galactopyranosyl)urea are thereby obtained as yellow caramel.

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