1-Chloro-2,4-Dinitrobenzene → 4-Chloro-M-phenylenediamine

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A mixture of 1-chloro-2,4-dinitro-benzene (100 mg, 0.5 mmol) and SnCl2.2H2O (1.12 g, 5 mmol) in ethanol (2.5 mL) was stirred at room temperature overnight. Water was added and then the mixture was basified to pH 7-8 with saturated NaHCO3 solution. The solution was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated to yield 4-chloro-benzene-1,3-diamine (D-1) (79 mg, quant.). HPLC ret. time 0.38 min, 10-99% CH3CN, 5 min run; ESI-MS 143.1 m/z (MH+)

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