Hydrochloric Acid → 98594-08-2
Reaction equation
Cl.[CH3:2][S:3][C:4]1[CH:9]=[C:8]([N+:10]([O-])=O)[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]=1[CH3:13].O.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Na+].[Na+]>CO.[Fe]>[CH3:13][C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:8]([NH2:10])=[CH:9][C:4]=1[S:3][CH3:2]Participants
Reactant 4
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2
Procedure
Concentrated hydrochloric acid (128 ml) was added slowly to a suspension of 2-methylsulphenyl-4-nitrotoluene (36.6 g) in methanol. Iron powder (36 g) was added with stirring whilst maintaining the temperature below 50° C. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. The mixture was poured into water, neutralized (by the addition of sodium carbonate), filtered and the residue was extracted with dichloromethane. The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane and the combined organic layers were washed with aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried (anhydrous magnesium sulphate) and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica eluted with a mixture of ethyl acetate and n-hexane to give 4-methyl-3-methylsulphenylaniline (12.8 g) as an orange solid, NMR (CDCl3) 2.2(s,3H), 2.35 (s,3H), 3.45 (s,2H), 6.1-6.9 (m,3H).
Workup
- temperaturewhilst maintaining the temperature below 50° C
- stirringThe mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours
- filtrationfiltered
- extractionthe residue was extracted with dichloromethane
- extractionThe aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane
- washthe combined organic layers were washed with aqueous sodium chloride solution
- dry with materialdried (anhydrous magnesium sulphate)
- filtrationfiltered
- customThe filtrate was evaporated to dryness
- customthe residue was purified by column chromatography on silica
- washeluted with a mixture of ethyl acetate and n-hexane
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-3b8ef811a419484cb55ea4ff1a59bbdf
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1999_01
- Patent number
- US05859283
Reaction notes
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