Nitro acid III

Analogous Sulfonations. Exactly the same method can be used for sulfonating p-nitrochlorobenzene, p-nitrotoluene, o-m trochlorobenzene, chlorobenzene, and many other compounds. On the other hand, it is usually not possible to sulfonate dinitaro compounds in this way. Dinitrochlorobenzene and dinitrotoluene are decomposed explosively by treatment with fuming sulfuric acid. If dinitrochloro-benzenesulfoitic acid is to be prepared, for example, one starts with p-nitrochloro-benzene/ This is sulfonated, as described previously, and the sulfonic acid is converted to dinitrochlorobenzenesulfonic acid by treatment with mixed acid (50 50 sulfuric and nitric acids) at low temperatures. This product yields, on replacement of the chlorine by —OH and partial reduction, 4-nitro-2-aminophenol-6-sulfonic acid (nitro acid III), which is used in preparing chrome dyes. 

Nitro- aininophenol-6-sulfonic acid (nitro acid III)... 

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