Nitric Acid → 2-Bromo-4-nitropyridine N-oxide

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2-Bromopyridine-N-oxide (28.36 g) was carefully dissolved in concentrated sulphuric acid (43 ml) with stirring. A mixture of concentrated sulphuric acid (65 ml) and concentrated nitric acid (43 ml) was added dropwise, and the mixture refluxed for 3 hours and allowed to cool to room temperature. The mixture was then poured on to ice and the precipitate removed by filtration , washed with water and air dried leaving a fine yellow powder of 2-Bromo-4-nitro-pyridine-N-oxide (14.08 g, 63%), m.p. 145-147° C.

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