Water → Hydrazine,1,2-bis(2-chlorophenyl)-

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630 g o-chloronitrobenzene, 615 g water and 185 g sodium hydroxide (corresponding to a 23.1 wt. % aqueous solution), 0.9 g naphthalenediol-1,4, 535 g n-butanol and 1.0 g palladium on alumina (5% Pd) (the quantitative ratio of palladium metal to o-chloronitrobenzene used being 0.00008:1) are hydrogenated at a hydrogen pressure of 6 bars and at 55° to 65° C. for 4 hours and worked up as described in Example 1. 396 g pure 2,2'-dichlorohydrazobenzene of a purity of better than 98% is obtained in a yield of 78% of theory. In addition, 37 g o-chloroaniline is obtained which after the n-butanol has been drawn off is distillable under vacuum and thus may be recovered pure. When the distillation residue is mixed with 65 g n-butanol of 60° C., a second fraction of 61 g 2,2'-dichlorohydrazobenzene of a purity of from 97 to 98% crystallizes out on cooling. The total hydrazobenzene yield thus is 89.8%. In addition, 7.3 wt. % o-chloroaniline is obtained.

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