Hydrochloric Acid → 1-Chloro-2,6-diethyl-4-methylbenzene

Temperature

50 °C

To an initial charge of 65 ml of 36% aqueous HCl are added, in portions, 16.33 g [0.1 mol] of 2,6-diethyl-4-methylaniline. The resulting thick suspension is stirred at 50° C. for 5 minutes. It is then cooled to −10° C., and a solution of 8 g [0.116 mol] of NaNO2 in 35 ml of water is added dropwise within approx. 1 h at such a rate that the temperature does not exceed −5° C. 80 mg of sulphamic acid are added. Then the suspension of the diazonium salt, cooled to −10° C., is metered within about 30 minutes into a solution, heated to 65° C., of 4.18 g [0.025 mol] of FeCl3 in 65 ml of 36% aqueous HCl. The reaction mixture is then stirred at 65° C. for another 1 hour, allowed to cool to room temperature and admixed with 200 ml of water, the phases are separated and the aqueous phase is extracted three times with 50 ml each time of methylene chloride. The combined organic phases are washed twice with 25 ml each time of water, dried and concentrated under reduced pressure. This gives 17.9 g of an oil which, according to GC, contains 93.1% 2,6-diethyl-4-methylchlorobenzene (91% of theory).

1. temperatureIt is then cooled to −10° C.
2. customdoes not exceed −5° C
3. temperaturecooled to −10° C.
4. waitis metered within about 30 minutes into a solution
5. stirringThe reaction mixture is then stirred at 65° C. for another 1 hour
6. temperatureto cool to room temperature
7. customthe phases are separated
8. extractionthe aqueous phase is extracted three times with 50 ml each time of methylene chloride
9. washThe combined organic phases are washed twice with 25 ml each time of water
10. customdried
11. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure

ORD record

ord-ae868bfcd0d74c5496488982e9cf5050

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2012_12

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08334417B2