Nitric Acid → 2'-Chloro-4'-fluoro-5'-nitroacetanilide

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A solution of 2′-chloro-4′-fluoroacetanilide (85.5 g, 456 mmol) in concentrated sulfuric acid is cooled to 0° C., treated slowly with 70% nitric acid (32 mL, 502 mmol) while maintaining the temperature from 5-8° C., stirred at room temperature overnight and poured into water. The resultant aqueous mixture is filtered to obtain a solid which is recrystallized from ethanol to give the title product as pale, yellow plates (27.0 g, mp 158-160° C.).

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