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HRID 492279Generated: October 27, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Dapsone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acidHCID 6101—
Reactant4-((4-Nitrophenyl)sulfonyl)benzenamineHCID 74762—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductDapsoneHCID 295591.9%

Reaction Steps

In a hydrogenation vessel 4-(4′-Nitro-benzenesulfonyl)-phenylamine (100 g), p-toluensulfonic acid (68.4 g), methanol (350 ml), water (150 ml) and 10% palladium on charcoal (7.6 g) are charge. The mixture is allowed to react with hydrogen at approximately 50° C. and 5 bar pressure. At reaction completion, hydrochloric acid is added, the catalyst is filtered and dried. 82 g of crude Dapsone are obtained (82% yield; >99.5% purity).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07531694B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_05
ORD IDord-5cfbd91163c64d64bab51b68c7074138
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_05