Nitric Acid → 6-Chloro-3-nitro-imidazo(1,2-b)pyridazine

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6-Chloroimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (4.95 g, 31.6 mmol) [purchased from Combi-Blocks] was dissolved in 60 mL concentrated sulfuric acid, cooled in an ice bath, and nitric acid (9.9 mL, 158 mmol) was added dropwise while stirring. The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 30 minutes, then at ambient temperature for 4.5 hours to reach completion. The reaction was poured onto ice, and the resulting aqueous mixture was neutralized with 50% NaOH aqueous solution and then extracted with EtOAc (3×400 mL). The organic layers were combined and washed with water (2×400 mL) and brine (400 mL), dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated to yield the product as a yellowish powder (5.7 g, 91% yield).

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