Phosphorus oxychloride → 2-Chloro-5-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride

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To a mixture of 104 g of commercially available sodium 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzenesulfonate, 200 ml of acetonitrile and 200 ml of sulfolane stirred at 25° C., was added 153 ml of phosphorus oxychloride over a period of 30 minutes. The temperature was not allowed to exceed 40° C. After completion of the addition, the reaction mixture was heated to 70° C. for 1.5 hours. On cooling to 0°C., the reaction mixture was poured over ice. The resulting solid product was washed with cold water, filtered and air-dried to give 77.6 g of the title compound with a melting point of 87°-89° C.

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