HCID 232617, compound → 2-Methoxy-6-(2-nitrovinyl)phenyl acetate

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A mixture of 2-methoxy-6-(2-nitrovinyl)phenol (29.0 grams, 0.15 mole) and sodium acetate (12.4 grams, 0.15 mole) in acetic anhydride (100 ml.) was refluxed for four hours and then poured into ice water. The resulting semi-solid precipitate was dissolved in hot 95% ethanol. Cooling the solution precipitated the crude product which was purified for analysis by chromatography on silica gel with methylene chloride as elutant. The purified 2-methoxy-6-(2-nitrovinyl)phenyl acetate melted at 128° C.-129° C.

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