Nitric Acid → 5-Nitronaphthalene-1,4-dione

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Reaction Steps

In the same apparatus as in Example 1, 10.0 g of 1,4-naphthoquinone was added to 40 g of fuming sulfuric acid of a sulfur trioxide content of 20 percent maintained at 0° to 5°C, then added thereto 30 g of a mixed acid consisting of 70 percent by weight of sulfuric acid, 25 percent by weight of nitric acid and 5 percent by weight of water dropwise over 1 hour while maintaining the reaction temperature at 15° to 20°C. The reaction mixture was maintained at 15° to 20°C for additional 3 hours and then processed in the same manner as in Example 6 to obtain 11.0 g of crude 5-nitro-1,4-naphthoquinone of a melting point of 153°C. The crude product was purified in the same manner as in Example 6 to obtain the same result as in Example 1.

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