Nitric Acid → N-(4-Chloro-3-hydroxy-2-nitrophenyl)acetamide

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

0.23 mole (43 g) of 2-chloro-5-acetylamino phenol is dissolved, with agitation, in 500 cc of sulfuric acid (d=1.83) at a temperature of about +5° C. There are then added 15 cc of phosphoric acid and the resulting reaction medium is cooled to -30° C. There are then slowly added, over a 35 minute period, while vigorously agitating, 9.7 cc of nitric acid (d=1.52) in 1.5 cc of sulfuric acid (d=1.83). The reaction mixture is then poured over 3 kgs of shaved ice to precipitate the desired product which is separated by filtration, washed with water and dried, yielding 47 g of product.

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