Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 67158418, compound

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Reaction Steps

11.0 g (48.0 mmol) of 3-amino-2-methyl-4-methylsulfonylbenzoic acid (synthesis described by T. L. Siddall et al. in Pest Management Science (2002), 58 (12), 1175-1186) was added to a solution of 2.03 g (50.9 mmol) of NaOH in 60 ml of water. 3.31 g (48.0 mmol) of sodium nitrite were then added. At 5-8° C., the solution was added dropwise to a mixture of concentrated HCl and ice. The mixture was stirred at this temperature for 15 minutes and then neutralized with sodium acetate. The content was then added dropwise to a solution, kept at 70-80° C., of 21.54 g (134.3 mmol) of potassium ethyl xanthogenate in 80 ml of water. The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 15 minutes and then, at RT, acidified for work-up with 1M HCl. After five minutes, the mixture was decanted and 85 ml of 10% strength aqueous sodium hydroxide solution were added to the residue. The mixture was heated and distillate formed was removed with the aid of a distillation assembly, so that an internal temperature of 100° C. could be reached. After the mixture had been heated at this temperature for 1.25 h, HPLC analysis showed that the reaction had gone to completion. 21 ml of a saturated aqueous sodium bisulfite solution were then added, and the mixture was heated at 100° C. for 10 minutes. For work-up, the cooled reaction mixture was acidified with 1M HCl, cooled to 0-5° C. and filtered under an atmosphere of nitrogen. What was isolated were 10 g of a solid; a 1H-NMR spectrum showed the identity of the product.

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