Ammonia → 2,6-Dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline
Reaction equation
Cl[C:2]1[C:7]([N+:8]([O-:10])=[O:9])=[CH:6][C:5]([C:11]([F:14])([F:13])[F:12])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[N+:15]([O-:17])=[O:16].[NH3:18].C(O)C>C(OCC)(=O)C>[NH2:18][C:2]1[C:7]([N+:8]([O-:10])=[O:9])=[CH:6][C:5]([C:11]([F:14])([F:13])[F:12])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[N+:15]([O-:17])=[O:16]Participants
5
Reactant 3
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
Twenty six grams (0.096m) of crude 4-chloro-3,5-dinitrobenzotrifluoride, 150 ml. of liquid ammonia and 150 ml. of 2B ethanol were heated in a sealed autoclave at 100° C. for about 4 hours. After cooling and venting, the reaction mixture was taken up in ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate phase was washed with water. The ethyl acetate solution was dried and evaporated in vacuo to yield crude 4-amino-3,5-dinitrobenzotrifluoride.