4-Chloro-2-nitroaniline → HCID 21901091, compound

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4-Chloro-2-nitroaniline (40 g, 0.23 mol) was dissolved in 12N hydrochloric acid (100 ml). At 0° C., sodium nitrate (16 g, 0.23 mol) dissolved in water (50 ml) was slowly added in drops thereto, and the mixture was stirred for 30 min at 0° C.˜room temperature. The temperature was lowered to 0° C., and tin(II) chloride (132 g, 0.70 mol) dissolved in 12N hydrochloric acid (100 ml) was slowly added in drops thereto. The mixture was stirred for 3 h at 0° C.˜room temperature. The resulting yellow solid was filtered, washed with a small quantity of 6N HCl, and dried to give the title compound (30 g, Yield 63%).

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