Iodine → 2-Iodo-4-methyl-6-nitroaniline

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Commercially available 4-methyl-2-nitro-phenylamine (20 g, 131.5 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (300 mL), silver nitrate (27 g, 157.7 mmol) and iodine (40 g, 157.7 mmol) were added thereto, and the mixture was stirred for 8 h at room temperature. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was filtered through a cellite, washed with 100 mL of ethyl acetate, and concentrated. Water was added to the residue, which was then extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate to give the title compound (29 g, Yield 69%).

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