Water → 4-Morpholino-2-nitrobenzonitrile

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A mixture of 2,4-dinitrobenzonitrile 4.20 g (21.75 mmol) and morpholine 5.7 mL (66.0 mmol) in N,N-dimethyformamide 20 mL was stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into water. The precipitate was collected and washed with water to give the title compound 4.20 g as orange solid. Yield 74.5%.

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