Acetic Acid → Hydroxyethyl-2,6-dinitro-p-anisidine

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1 g of 2,6-dinitro-hydroquinone dimethyl ether (B. Relchert and W. Turkewitsch, Arch. der Pharmazie 276, 397, 406 (1938)) was stirred in 15 ml of ethanol amine for one hour at room temperature, whereupon the mixture was poured on ice and neutralized with acetic acid. The precipitated red crystals were filtered with suction. 0.9 g (78 percent of the theoretical yield) of the product was obtained; it has a melting point of 104° C.

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