Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 54428804, compound

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A solution of sodium nitrite (12.0 g) in water was added to a stirred suspension of 2,6-dichloro-3-methylaniline (30.0 g) in a mixture of glacial acetic acid and concentrated hydrochloric acid. While maintaining the temperature below 10° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for three quarters of an hour then added to a mixture of dimethyl disulphide (20 ml) and copper powder (0.25 g) in glacial acetic acid. The mixture was stirred for 4 hours and extracted with ether. The organic layer was washed with aqueous sodium carbonate (2M), water, dried (Na2SO4) and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness to give 2,4-dichloro-3-(methylsulphenyl)toluene (27.2 g) as a red liquid NMR (CDCl3) 2.4(s,3H), 2.45(s,3H), 7.15(d,1H), 7.3(d,1H).

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