Acetic Anhydride → Ethyl (acetyloxy)(4-chloro-3-nitrophenyl)acetate

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To a solution (6 mL) of the compound (1.46 g) prepared in Example 22 in pyridine, acetic anhydride (2 mL) was added, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. The title compound (135 mg) having the following physical data was obtained by concentrating the reaction mixture and azeotroping in toluene.

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