Acetic Anhydride → HCID 22724332, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2-[3-(indol-1-yl)phenylamino]-3-nitropyridine (1.0 g), acetic anhydride (0.46 g), and aluminum chloride (1.21 g) in dry methylene chloride (10 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was treated with 1N sodium hydroxide solution and precipitated brown crystals were collected, washed with water and dried to give 2-[3-(3-acetylindol-1-yl)phenylamino]-3-nitropyridine (1.17 g).

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