Nitric Acid → HCID 13444163, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 0.6 Mol of acetic anhydride were added at 25° C. 0.163 Mol 90% HNO3 over 45 minutes. The mixture was stirred for an additional 20 minutes before 0.1 Mol cyclopentadiene was added over a 1 hour period, maintaining the temperature at 25° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional hour before it was poured onto ice water and extracted with methylene chloride. An oily residue (120% weight yield) was obtained. An aliquot was purified via Kugelrohr distillation removing first acetic acid/acetic anhydride followed by the product.

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