Ethyl bromoacetate → 4-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-7-nitro-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one

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Ethyl bromoacetate (18.4 g) was added dropwise at a temperature of 30° C. to 40° C. to a mixture of 7-nitro-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (19.4 g), potassium carbonate (15.2 g) and acetonitrile (100 ml), the mixture was refluxed under heating for 3 hours. When the reaction was completed, the liquor was filtered, the filtrate was distilled. Recrystallization of the resulting solid from toluene-hexane gave the desired 4-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-7-nitro-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (20 g). mp. 120.5°-121.5° C.

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