Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Methyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole

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Thionyl chloride (166 g, 1.4 mol) was added to a solution of 2,3-diaminotoluene (71 g, 0.58 mol) in pyridine (430 mL) dropwise at a temperature below 45° C. Concentrated HCl (300 mL) was then added dropwise while care was taken to ensure that the reaction temperature did not exceed 65° C. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was subjected to a steam distillation. The light-yellow oil suspension in the water layer was extracted with diethyl ether. The combined extracts were washed with brine and dried over Na2SO4. After removal of the solvent by rotary evaporation, 4-methyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole was obtained as a light-yellow liquid in 92% (80.6 g) of yield. Rf=0.62 (hexane/ethyl acetate=3:1); 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3) δ2.74 (s, 3H), 7.34 (m, 1H), 7.48 (d,J1=8.7 Hz, J2=6.7 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (m, 1H).

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