Sodium Sulfite → Sodium 4-bromo-3-methylbenzenesulfinate

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4-Bromo-3-methylbenzenesulfonyl chloride (1.145 g, 4.25 mmol) was added portion wise to a solution of sodium sulfite (0.578 g, 2.29 mmol) and sodium hydrogen carbonate (0.749 g, 2.4 mmol) in water (10 mL) at 80° C. The reaction was heated to 90° C. for 3 h. The cooled reaction mixture was evaporated in vacuo to half-volume, at which point a precipitate appeared. This was removed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated further then cooled to 5° C. and the precipitate removed by filtration. The combined residues were washed with water and dried to give sodium 4-bromo-3-methylbenzenesulfinate (0.54 g).

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