Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 10823051, compound

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A mixture of 1,2-diamino-4-chloro-5-ethylbenzene (from (a), 2.70 g, ca 13 mmol), oxalic acid (1.65 g, 18.3 mmol) and 4M hydrochloric acid (66 ml) was heated at reflux for 4.6 h, cooled, and the grey solid collected by filtration and washed with water. The solid was dried in vacuo at 50° C. to afford the title compound (2.34 g, 80%), m.p. >315° C.

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