5'-ETHYL-2'-HYDROXY-3'-NITROACETOPHENONE

5''-Ethyl-2''-hydroxy-3''-nitroacetophenone is a useful chemical in organic synthesis.

Preparation by nitration of 5-ethyl-2- hydroxyacetophenone, ? with 100% nitric acid in acetic acid at r.t. (85%); ? with nitric acid (d = 1.42) in concentrated sulfuric acid between ?15° and ?5°.