Nitric Acid → 2-Amino-5-bromo-3-nitropyridine

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100 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid were added to 25.0 g of 2-amino-5-bromopyridine, and 8.9 ml of concentrated nitric acid were then added dropwise to the mixture at a temperature of 50° to 60° C. over a period of 1 hour. The mixture was then stirred at 60° C. for 30 minutes. At the end of this time, the reaction mixture was poured into ice-water and neutralized by the addition of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide. The crystals which precipitated were collected by filtration and washed with ethanol, to give 19.1 g of the title compound, melting at 180°-182° C.

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