Sulfuric Acid → N-(5-Fluoro-2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-acetamide

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To a vigorously stirred solution of N-(3-fluoro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-acetamide (0.663 g, 3.00 mmol) and sulfuric acid (3 mL) was added dropwise a solution of potassium nitrate (0.607 g, 6.00 mmol) and conc. sulfuric acid (3 mL) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at 0° C. and then slowly pipetted into ice/water with stirring. The resulting precipitate was collected and dried in vacuo to yield the titled compound (0.648 g, 81% yield) as a single regioisomer. The compound did not yield MS data. 1H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3): 10.67 (br s, 1H), 8.86 (d, J=12.9 Hz, 1H), 8.57 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 2.35 (s, 3H).

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