Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 42629164, compound

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Crude 5-acetamino-4-fluoro-2-methyl-benzenethiol (280 g, 1.41 mol) was added to a 5% (w/w) solution of potassium hydroxide (250 g, 4.46 mol) in water and the mixture was refluxed for 5 hours. The resulting solution was adjusted to pH 7 with dilute hydrochloric acid and was then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 5-amino-4-fluoro-2-methyl-benzenethiol as a crude intermediate (160 g, 88%).

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