Hydrochloric Acid → Benzenesulfonic acid, 2-nitro-, methyl ester

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Reaction Steps

856 g of 2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride and 7 L of methanol are placed in a reaction container having a stirrer, a thermometer, and a nitrogen introducing pipe attached thereto, and a mixed solution of 745 g of 28% sodium methylate and 600 mL of methanol is dropped at a temperature of not more than 10° C. over 45 minutes. Subsequently, the solution is stirred for 50 minutes while the temperature is kept at 10° C. 1.6 kg of 0.1 mol/L hydrochloric acid is added to the reaction mixture to make the reaction solution acidic, and 3 L of water is further added to precipitate crystals. The crystals are filtered out, and washed with 2 L of water. Then, the crystals are dried under reduced pressure at 30° C. for 10 hours to obtain 702 g of 2-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid methyl ester.

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