Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(4-Bromophenylsulphonyl)-2-chloroaniline

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Iron powder (2.5 g) was added to a stirred mixture of 4-(4-bromophenylsulphonyl)-2-chloro-nitrobenzene (Method 13) (0.6 g), water (2 ml), concentrated hydrochloric acid (0.5 ml) and ethanol (10 ml). The mixture was heated under reflux for 1 hour then evaporated to near dryness and partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was separated, the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×15 ml) and the organic extracts were combined and dried. Volatile material was removed by evaporation and the residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel Mega Bond Elut column eluting with 0-25% ethyl acetate/hexane followed by trituration with ether to give the title compounde (0.11 g) as a solid. NMR: 6.42 (s, 2H), 6.82 (d, 1H), 7.5 (d, 1H), 7.8 (m, 5H); MS: 346 (M−H)−.

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