Water → HCID 18629320, compound

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In 45.3 g of 2,3-dimethylnitrobenzene was uspended 0.6 g of iron powder, followed by adding dropwise thereto 57.5 g of bromine on an oil bath at 75° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 3.5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and then added to a mixed solvent of 200 ml of ethyl acetate and 200 ml of water, and the organic layer was separated. The organic layer obtained was washed with an aqueous sodium thiosulfate solution and then a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then distilled under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. The resulting residue was dissolved in 200 ml of methanol and 200 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid, followed by adding thereto 50.0 g of iron powder by portions, and the resulting mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and then added to a mixed solvent of 300 ml of ethyl acetate and 300 ml of water, and the pH was adjusted to 10 with potassium carbonate, after which the organic layer was separated. The organic layer obtained was washed with water and then a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then distilled under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. The resulting residue was purified by a column chromatography (eluent; n-hexane:ethyl acetate=10:1) to obtain 22.6 g of 5-bromo-2,3-dimethylaniline as a colorless oil.

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