Ammonium Chloride → 4-amino-N-tetrahydrofurfurylaniline dihydrochloride

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Reaction Steps

4.02 g of ammonium chloride and 57 g of zinc powder are added to 180 ml of an aqueous-alcoholic solution (83% of alcohol and 17% of water). This mixture is heated to the reflux temperature, whilst stirring, and 0.122 mol (27 g) of 4-nitro-N-tetrahydrofurfurylaniline is then added gradually. When the reaction medium is decolorised, it is filtered and the filtrate is collected in a flask containing 30 ml of ice-cooled hydrochloric acid (d=1.19). On cooling, the expected dihydrochloride precipitates in the form of crystals. It is filtered off and washed with absolute alcohol and then acetone. After drying in vacuo, it melts at about 190° C. with decomposition.

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