Nitric Acid → HCID 20378737, compound

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Ethyl 6-chloro-4,N,N-trimethylanthranilate (compound 1) (3 g) was added dropwise with stirring to a solution of nitric acid (SG 1.43) (3 ml) in conc sulphuric acid (10 ml) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature, then poured into water (200 ml). The yellow product was extracted into chloroform, and the extracts were dried by filtration after washing with water. The solvent was removed and the residue crystallised from ethanol to give ethyl 6-chloro-4,N,N-trimethyl-5-nitroanthranilate (2 g) as yellow needles, mp 76° C.

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