Sodium Nitrite → HCID 178526918, compound

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7-Chloro-5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-2-nitromethylene-2H-1,4-benzodiazepine-4-oxide* 7 g (0.02 mole), was dissolved by heating in 250 ml of glacial acetic acid. The solution was cooled with tap water and when the temperature reached 70° C. the addition of 1.9 g (0.0275 mole) of sodium nitrite was started. The sodium nitrite was added over a period of 10 min while cooling was continued. Following the addition, the mixture was stirred for 11/2 hr at room temperature, diluted with water and extracted with methylene chloride. The extracts were washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated. Crystallization of the residue from ethyl acetate yielded yellow crystals. The analytical sample was recrystallized from methanol/ethyl acetate to give yellow crystals with undefined mp. The compound decomposes without prior melting.

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