Nitric Acid → 2-Nitro-4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenol

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To a mixture of 4.0 g of 4-trifluoromethoxy phenol and 25 ml of acetic acid, a mixture of 2.02 g of 70% nitric acid and 10 ml of acetic acid was added dropwise with the temperature kept at 10-15° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for five hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ice water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with water, a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate and a saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate, and then concentrated under reduced pressure to give 4.53 g of 4-trifluoromethoxy-2-nitrophenol.

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