Nitric Acid → HCID 18704790, compound

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Fuming nitric acid (0.8 ml) was added over 10 minutes to a stirred solution of 4'-isobutyl-2-biphenylsulphonyl chloride (3.09 g) in acetic anhydride (18 ml) at -20° C. The solution was kept at -20° C. for 1.5 hours and then allowed to warm to ambient temperature. The solution was stirred for 1.5 hours and then added to ice (300 g) with vigorous stirring. The mixture was stirred for 30 minutes and extracted with ether (3×100 ml) while still below 10° C. The ethereal solution was dried (MgSO4) and the solvent was removed by evaporation. The resulting oil was purified by flash chromatography, eluting with ethyl acetate/hexane (1:9 v/v), to give 4'-isobutyl-3'-nitro-2-biphenylsulphonyl chloride (2.01 g); 1H NMR (CDCl3): 0.95 (d,6H), 1.9-2.05 (m,1H), 2.9 (d,2H), 7.35-7.5 (m,2H), 7.6 (d,1H), 7.7 (d,1H), 7.8 (t,1H), 8.0 (s,1H), 8.25 (d,1H); mass spectrum (EI): 353(M+).

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