Nitric Acid → 4-Nitro-2,3,5-trimethylpyridine, 1-oxide

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2,3,5-trimethylpyridine 1-oxide (1.38 kg, 10.1 mol) was charged into 98% sulfuric acid (4.93 kg, 49.3 mol). 97% nitric acid (1.44 kg) was added dropwise to the solution over 50 minutes, and the solution was then heated for 4 hours at 85° C. The reaction solution was charged into a mixture of ammonium hydrogencarbonate (10.6 kg) and water (9.0 L), and the resultant mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3.0 L×3). The resultant organic layer was concentrated and then dried overnight under vacuum to obtain 1.50 kg of the title compound.

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