Naphthalene → 1,5-Naphthalenedisulfonyl chloride

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Reaction Steps

64.1 g (0.5 mol) of naphthalene are introduced with ice cooling into 640.7 g (5.5 mol) of chlorosulfonic acid, to which 1 g of sulfamic acid has been added. The mixture is then stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. The reaction mixture is added dropwise to ice water, and the precipitated crystals are filtered off with suction and washed with water. 172.1 g of naphthalene-1,5-disulfonyl chloride having a water content of 26.5% and a chloride content of 71.6%, corresponding to 123.2 g (75.7%), are obtained.

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