Potassium Carbonate → 2-[3-(2-Naphthyl)phenylamino]-3-nitropyridine

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A mixture of 3-(2-naphthyl)aniline (5.0 g), 2-chloro-3-nitropyridine (3.62 g) and potassium carbonate (6.31 g) in dioxane (50 ml) was stirred under reflux for 6 days. The reaction mixture was extracted with chloroform and evaporated. Crude residue was chromatographed on silica gel to give 2-[3-(2-naphthyl)phenylamino]-3-nitropyridine as an orange crystal (5.23 g).

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