Nitric Acid → Ethyl 4,5-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)-2-nitrobenzoate

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According to the procedure described in Example 6A Step 2, to a solution of ethyl 3,4-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)benzoate (7.87 g, 26.4 mmol) in AcOH (50 mL) was added HNO3 (90%, 4 mL) and the mixture was heated at 50° C. for 5 hours, to afford ethyl 4,5-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)-2-nitrobenzoate as an oil (8.531 g, 94%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.51 (s, 1H), 7.12 (s, 1H), 4.37 (q, 2H), 4.25 (m, 4H), 3.80 (m, 4H), 3.45 (s, 6H), 1.35 (t, 3H); LC-MS (ESI) m/z 344 (M+H)+.

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