Nitric Acid → 3-Acetoxy-4-(Acetylamino)-5-Nitrobenzoic Acid

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Reaction Steps

Compound 102 (1.00 g, 4.21 mmol) was suspended with stirring in a mixture of Ac2O (8.33 mL, 8.99 g, 88.2 mmol) and dioxane (6.6 mL). This was cooled to 0° C., and a cold solution of the nitrating mixture made from Ac2O (3.33 mL, 3.59 g, 35.2 mmol) and concentrated HNO3 (3.33 mL) was slowly added to the mixture containing 102. The reaction mixture was then warmed to 30°-35° C. until the reaction was complete as evidenced by TLC. The reaction mixture was poured onto ice/water (100 mL), extracted with EtOAc (4×50 mL), dried (NaSO4), and concentrated to dryness on a rotary evaporator to give crude 104 (1.05 g, 89.9%) as an oil. Trituration with CHCl3 gave a solid: mp 196°-201° C. (dioxane/hexane).

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