Nitromethane → HCID 14969234, compound

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Reaction Steps

To an ice-cold solution of compound 6 (12.5 g, 44.5 mmol) in nitromethane (100 ml) was added (dropwise) "nitrating acid" (32.6 ml) (see synthesis of compound 3) until all starting material was consumed (monitored with gas chromatography after basification of analytical samples and extraction with Et2O). Ice-water/Et2O was added, shaken and extracted one additional time (Et2O). The combined organic extracts were dried (Na2SO4), filtered and the solvent was evaporated (12.5 g, 87%). The resulting residue was chromatographed using flash chromatography on a silica column, using petroleum ether/E2O (1:2) as eluant, yielding 4.5 g (31%) of 8-chloro-5-nitro-2-(N-n-propyl-N-propionylamino)tetralin (7a) and 3.5 g (24% of 8-chloro-7-nitro-2-(N-n-propyl-N-propionylamino)tetralin (7b). Unseparated material could be recycled in second chromatography.

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