Nitric Acid → HCID 11608651, compound

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3-[4-Methyl-5-(2-nitrooxy-ethyl)-thiazole-2-yl]-pyridine was prepared by drop-wise addition of 1.145 gr. of nitric acid (70%) to 1.78 grams of cooled sulfuric acid (95-98%) at 0-5° C., followed by addition of 4 grams (0.0181 moles) 2-(4-methyl-2-pyridin-3-yl-thiazole-5-yl)-ethanol over a time period of 30 minutes at 0-5° C. After the addition was completed the reaction mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at 0-5° C., and for one additional hour at room temperature. The reaction mixture was then added carefully to 25 ml of cold water. The water solution was turned basic with an aqueous 20% solution of sodium hydroxide and the aqueous phase was extracted with three portions of 75 grams of dichloromethane. The extracts were combined, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to dryness under vacuum. The nitration step was confirmed initially by thin-layer chromatography stained with diphenylamine as a marker for the nitrate ester moiety (FIG. 1). Chromatography of the crude product on silica gel (using ethyl acetate as eluent) gave 1.5 grams (41% yield) of Pet-12 as a pale yellow liquid having a purity of 99% as determined by HPLC.

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