Potassium Nitrate → Methyl 4-(4-fluoro-5-methyl-2-nitrophenyl)butanoate

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The compound obtained in (2) above (10.9 gm) was added to 6 ml of cold concentrated sulfuric acid, and to the mixture was dropwise added 5.8 gm of potassium nitrate in 15 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid, while maintaining the internal temperature below 5° C. After the addition, the mixture was stirred for a further 20 minutes. The reaction product was poured into ice-cold water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography using a hexane-ethyl acetate (90:7) mixed solvent as an eluant to obtain fractions containing the target compound. The fractions were concentrated to produce 7.1 gm of the title compound.

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