Nitric Acid → HCID 20478438, compound

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1-(4-Acetylamino-2-hydroxy-3-propylphenyl)ethanone (58.75 g) was suspended in glacial acetic acid (750 ml), and this suspension was treated with a mixture of glacial acetic acid (250 ml), acetic anhydride (48 ml) and conc. nitric acid (10.2 ml) with vigorous stirring. After 18 hours the insoluble material was collected and dried in vacuo to afford the title compound 29.1 g. The structure was confirmed by NMR and mass spectrometry.

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