Nitric Acid → HCID 86590976, compound

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To a solution of 2-acetyloxybenzoic acid-6-(nitrooxymethyl)-2-methylpyridinyl ester (1 g, 2.88 mmoles) in acetonitrile (10 ml) cooled at 0° C., a solution of nitric acid 65% (0.2 ml) in acetonitrile (2 ml) is added dropwise under stirring. It is left for 2 hours at 0° C., then the temperature is let reach the room temperature. The formed precipitate is filtered and washed with ethyl ether. One gram of product as a solid is obtained.

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