Nitric Acid → 2,5-dichloro-4-nitrothiophene-3-sulfonyl chloride

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A 55.8-g (0.22 mol) sample of 2,5-dichloro-3-thienylsulfonyl chloride was added in small portions to a stirred solution of 150 ml concentrated nitric acid and 150 ml concentrated sulfuric acid. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was stirred at about 25° C overnight. The reaction mixture was then diluted with ice water and filtered to give the crude 2,5-dichloro-4-nitro-3-thienylsulfonyl chloride product. The product was washed with water and dried. Recrystallization from methylene chloride gave the product as a brown solid, m.p. 89°-91° C.

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