Hydrochloric Acid → 2,4-Diaminophenol hydrochloride

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Into the reactor described in the foregoing Example 7 there are charged 200 ml of a 4% aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid and 4 g of 2,4-dinitrophenol are added thereto. Hydrogen is continuously introduced inside the chamber under the pressure of 1 atm at the rate of 15 ml/min. The reactor is heated to the temperature of 50° C. and hydrogenation is conducted at this temperature for 1.5 hours. After cooling and precipitation with a 37% hydrochloric acid there are obtained 3.9 g of 2,4-diaminophenol dihydrochloride which corresponds to 91.5% as calculated for the starting 2,4-dinitrophenol.

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