Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Nitro-5-sulphamyl-4-(m-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-benzoic acid

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A mixture of 4-chloro-3-nitro-5-sulphamyl-benzoic acid (7 g), m-trifluoromethylphenol (20 g), and 1N sodium bicarbonate (100 ml) was stirred at 95° C for 6 hours. Then the reaction mixture was acidified by the addition of 4N hydrochloric acid and the excess of trifluoromethylphenol was removed by steam distillation. After cooling, the precipitated 3-nitro-5-sulphamyl-4-(m-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-benzoic acid was collected by suction and recrystallized several times from methanol-water. The melting point of the pure compound was 205°-206° C.

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