Water → 3-(Methylthio)-2-nitroaniline

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Reaction Steps

[step 1] Commercially available 3-chloro-2-nitroaniline (3.0 g, 17 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (87 mL), sodium thiomethoxide (1.54 g, 21 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. The reaction was discontinued with water, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, and the extract was dried over sodium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was crystallized from isopropyl ether to give 3-(methylthio)-2-nitroaniline (2.5 g, 78%).

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