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HRID 375645Generated: October 26, 2026

5-Chloro-2-nitroaniline → 4-Chloro-1,2-diaminobenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant5-Chloro-2-nitroanilineHCID 74218—
CatalystZincHCID 23994—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Product4-Chloro-1,2-diaminobenzeneHCID 7263—

Reaction Steps

To a suspension in diethyl ether (50 mL) of 5-chloro-2-nitroaniline (2.70 g, 15.6 mmol) was added zinc powder (10.2 g, 156 mmol) in portions. The reaction mixture was filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give 5-chloro-2-aminoaniline which as was used without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05486525
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_01
ORD IDord-8942ec119ccc4365abfd9fb348b2641a
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_01