Hydrogen Bromide → 1-Bromo-2,3-dinitrobenzene

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A solution of 2,3-dinitroaniline (2.27 g, 12.4 mmol) in 35 mL of glacial acetic acid was added dropwise to a stirred and cooled solution of sodium nitrite (0.95 g, 13.8 mmol) in concentrated sulfuric acid (7 mL) while the temperature of the reaction was held at 15-20° C. The resulting diazonium solution was then added over a five minute period to a stirred solution of copper bromide (1.85 g, 12.9 mmol) in a mixture of HBr (48%) (10 mL) and water (10 mL) heated at 75° C.-80° C. After the addition, the mixture was cooled to room temperature and added to water (500 mL). The light-green powder was filtered from the solution and dried in vacuum at room temperature to give the desired product 1-bromo-2,3-dinitrobenzene (3.0 g, 99%). This product was used in subsequent reaction without further purification. See, Donald L. Vivian J. Org. Chem. 1956, 21, 1188.

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