Ammonia → Benzamide, 2-amino-3,5-dinitro-

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A process for the manufacture of 2-amino-3,5-dinitrobenzamide which comprises nitrating at -20° C. to 80° C. isatoic anhydride dissolved in an inert organic solvent with an acid mixture consisting of 85-100% strength nitric acid and oleum, said acid mixture containing 0.5 to 20 moles of sulfur trioxide per mole of nitric acid, to produce 3,5-dinitroisatoic anhydride, allowing the reaction mixture to separate into an organic phase and an acid phase containing the 3,5-dinitroisatoic anhydride, adding 20-30% strength aqueous ammonia to the resultant acid phase in an amount of 9 to 25 moles of ammonia per mol of isatoic anhydride, and reacting the ammonia and the acid phase to produce a high yield of 2-amino-3,5-dinitrobenzamide.

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