Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Chloro-2-nitrobenzene-1-sulfonic acid

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A suspension of Na2SO3 (3.26 g, 25.9 mmol) in EtOH (32 ml) and water (40 ml) was added to a solution of 5-chloro-2-fluoro nitrobenzene (2.0 g, 11.4 mmol) in EtOH (24 ml) and the mixture was heated at 70° C. for 16 h. After cooling, the mixture was acidified to pH=2 with conc. HCl (2 ml) and the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was diluted with brine solution (12 ml) and the mixture was heated under reflux for 2 h. The solution was cooled in ice bath and the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration to give the title compound (1.54 g, 57%) which was used in the next step without further purification.

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