Benzoyl chloride → 2-((Phenyl)carbonyl)amino-7-nitrotetralin

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To 2-amino-7-nitrotetralin (1.8 g, 9.39 mmol, derived from dibenzoyl-L-tartaric acid) in THF (50 ml) and 10% K2CO3 (100 ml) was added benzoyl chloride (1.2 ml, 10.1 mmol). After the addition was complete, the mixture was diluted with water to a volume of 250 ml. The precipitated solids were collected by filtration, washed with water and dried in vacuo: (2.8 g, 100%), m.p. 208°-209° C., [α]D -24.0° (c 0.87 DMSO).

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