1-Chloro-2,4-Dinitrobenzene → 2-(2,4-Dinitrophenoxy)ethanol

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200 ml of ethylene glycol and 40 ml of a 14.4% strength mono-sodium ethylene glycolate solution were introduced initially under nitrogen and were heated to 65° C. in a 2 l reaction vessel fitted with a stirrer. Over the course of 5 h, 162 g of molten 2,4-dinitrochlorbenzene and a further 480 ml of a 14.4% strength mono-sodium ethylene glycolate solution in ethylene glycol were simultaneously metered in. The mixture was then stirred for one hour at 65° C., and then 600 ml of water were added. The precipitate which formed was filtered off and washed with 1000 ml of water and dried, giving 161.3 g of 2-(2′,4′-dinitrophenoxy)-ethanol in a purity of 97%. Hence, a yield of 92.2% is achieved based on 2,4-dinitrochloro-benzene.

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