Ammonia → 1-Amino-7-nitroanthracene-9,10-dione

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A suspension of 317 g of 1,7-dinitroanthraquinone (94%) in 2 liters of water was stirred with 340 g of ammonia (molar ratio 20 : 1; pressure 40 atms) in an autoclave for a period of 2 hours at a temperature of 180° C. After venting, the reaction mixture was filtered under suction at room temperature. The mother liquor was recycled, whilst the residue was dried. Yield: 274 g of a 90% 1-amino-7-nitroanthraquinone (92% of the theoretical yield).

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