Ethanol → [4-(4-Chlorophenoxy)-3-nitrophenyl]hydrazine

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A solution of 0.52 g of sodium nitrite in 5 ml of water was added dropwise to a stirred mixture consisting of 1.9 g of 4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3-nitroaniline, 25 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and 25 ml of ethanol cooled to 0° C., and the mixture was then stirred at 0° C. for 60 min and subsequently added dropwise to a suspension of 8.5 g of tin dichloride dihydrate in 8 ml of concentrated HCl. The precipitate was filtered off with suction, washed with water, suspended in 200 ml of water under nitrogen and decomposed with 100 ml of 30% strength sodium hydroxide solution at 10-15° C. The oil formed was extracted by shaking with ethyl acetate and washed with water, and the organic phase was dried with sodium sulfate. The product was then precipitated with isopropanolic HCl, filtered off with suction and dried in vacuo.

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