Nitric Acid → 5-Nitro-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran

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2,3-dihydrobenzofuran (5 g, 41.6 mmol) was dissolved in 35 mL of acetic acid, and ¼ HNO3 (0.9 mL, 45.4 mmol) was added dropwise. At the beginning of reaction, it was heated to 70° C., then the residual HNO3 was added. After 0.5 hour, the reaction was cooled, added into ice-water, and then neutralized with Na2CO3. The water layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were combined and dried, concentrated under vacuum, purified by column chromatography to obtain a product (1 g, 14.6%).

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