Nitric Acid → N-[4-Chloro-2-nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]acetamide

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To 3-acetamido-6-chlorobenzotrifluoride (908 mg, 3.82 mmol) in concentrated H2SO4 (4 mL) at 0° C. was added dropwise 70% HNO3 (0.5 mL, Baker). The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 0.5 h, then at room temperature 3 h, and it was poured into ice water (15 g). The precipitate was collected by filtration, affording 990 mg (91%) of crude 3-acetamido-6-chloro-4-nitrobenzotrifluoride. It was crystallized from EtOH/H2O to give 770 mg of pure compound as yellow needles. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ2.326 (s, 3H), 8.345 (s, 1H), 9.293 (s, 1H), 10.222 (s, 1H).

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