Water → Benzonitrile, 2-amino-6-(phenylthio)-

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To a water bath-cooled solution of 3.9 g (0.015 mol) of 2-nitro-6-(phenylthio)benzonitrile (Example 1) in 85 mL of diglyme was added dropwise, with stirring, 11.53 g (0.045 mol) of SnCl2.2H2 O in 35 mL of conc. HCl. The water bath was removed, and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 0.5 h. This reaction mixture was poured into a vigorously stirring mixture of 100 mL of 50% NaOH and 300 g of crushed ice. Precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with 1N NaOH and water. Purification by flash column chromatography on silica gel with methylene chloride resulted in 2.3 g (68%) of 2-amino-6-(phenylthio)benzonitrile as a white solid: mp 73°-77° C.

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