Potassium Iodide → 3-((4,5-Dichloro-2-nitrophenyl)amino)-1-propanol

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A mixture of 113.2 parts of 1,2,4-trichloro-5-nitrobenzene, 75 parts of 3-amino-1-propanol, 0.2 parts of potassium iodide and 200 parts of butanol is stirred and refluxed overnight. The butanol is removed by evaporation in vacuo and water is added to the residue. The product is extracted with 4-methyl-2-pentanone. The extract is washed a few times with water, dried, filtered and evaporated. The oily residue is purified by column-chromatography over silica gel using a mixture of trichloromethane and 5% of methanol as eluent. The pure fractions are collected and the eluent is evaporated. The residue is triturated in 2,2'-oxybispropane. The product is filtered off and crystallized from a mixture of 2,2'-oxybispropane and 2-propanol, yielding 3-[(4,5-dichloro-2-nitrophenyl)amino]-1-propanol; mp. 97° C.

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