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HRID 576481Generated: October 31, 2026

Acetic Acid → 4-(3-Hydroxyphenylthio)-2,5-xylidine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Reactant2-Nitro-5-(3-hydroxyphenylthio)-p-xyleneHCID 66583860—
CatalystIronHCID 23925—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product4-(3-Hydroxyphenylthio)-2,5-xylidineHCID 86687808—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature60 °C

Reaction Steps

6.3 ml of glacial acetic acid (0.11 moles) are added to a solution of 20 g of the product obtained in Example 4 (0.076 moles) in 328 ml of ethanol and 33 ml of H2O; 29.7 g of Fe in powder form (0.53 moles) are carefully added to the reaction mixture kept under stirring at 60° C. The temperature is brought to 90° C. and the mixture is kept under stirring for 1.5 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09040457B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_05
ORD IDord-c01d0464b83c46f4bf79b918a41a0202
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_05