Sodium Dithionite → 3-Amino-6-chloro-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one

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Sodium dithionite (20 g, 0.115 mole) was added to a suspension of 3-nitro-6-chloro-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (7.0 g, 0.037 mole) in water (80 ml) and absolute ethanol (30 ml). The reaction mixture was refluxed under nitrogen for 3 hrs., concentrated at reduced pressure and filtered. The solids were washed with water and recrystallized from acetone to give yellow crystals (5.44 g, 90%), m.p. 184°-186°.

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