Water → 4-Amino-3-nitrophenyl thiocyanate

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To a well-stirred mixture of 108 g of o-nitroaniline and 128 g of ammonium thiocyanate in 400 ml of acetic acid there is added dropwise a solution of 128 g of bromine in 160 ml of acetic acid below 20° C. The mixture is stirred for 4 hours at room temperature and then poured into 4 liters of water. The resulting solid is filtered off and crystallized from ethanol to yield 86.7 g, m.p. 111°-114° C.

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