Nitro filters

Nitro-filter cloths are composed of cellulose nitrate, which is an ester of cellulose. Any chemical compound that will saponify the ester will destroy the cloth. Caustic soda or potash in strengths of 2% at 70° C or over alkali sulfides, polysulfides and sulfohydrates or mixtures of ethyl alcohol and ether, ethyl, amyl and butyl acetates, pyridine, ferrous sulfates, and other reducing agents are detrimental to the cloth. 

Technical Observations. All strongly acid liquids, such as that described above, must be filtered through a material which is resistant to acid. Stoneware funnels (Fig. 26) or filter cloths of nitrocotton (nitro filters) are used in practice. The nitrous fumes generated during the nitration are condensed to form nitric acid in towers filled with Raschig rings. 

Hydrolysis to p-Nitroaniline. For this purpose use 70 sulphuric acid, the usual reagent employed for the hydrolysis of anilides (p. 108). Add 5 g. of the recrystallised />-nitro-acetanilide to 30 ml. of 70%sulphuric acid, and boil the mixture gently under a reflux water-condenser for 20 minutes. Then pour the clear hot solution into about 150 ml. of cold water, and finally add an excess of sodium hydroxide solution until precipitation of the yellow p-nitroaniline is complete. Coo the mixture in ice-water if necessary, and then filter at the pump, wash well... 

Drop 1 g. of sodium into 10 ml. of ethyl alcohol in a small flask provided with a small water condenser heat the mixture until all the sodium has dissolved. Cool, and add 1 g. of the ester and 0-5 ml. of water. Frequently the sodium salt of the acid will be deposited either at once or after boiling for a few minutes. If this occurs, filter oflF the solid at once, wash it with a little absolute ethyl alcohol (or absolute methylated spirit), and convert it into the p-bromophenacyl ester, p-nitro-benzyl ester or S-benzyl-tso-thiuronium salt (for experimental details, see Section 111,85). If no solid separates, continue the boiling for 30-60 minutes, boil oflF the alcohol, allow to cool, render the product just neutral to phenolphthalein with dilute sulphuric or hydrochloric acid, convert the sodium salt present in solution into a crystalline derivative (Section 111,85), and determine its melting point. 

Dissolve 0-5 g. of the substance in 10 ml. of 50 per cent, alcohol, add 0-5 g. of solid ammonium chloride and about 0 -5 g. of zinc powder. Heat the mixture to boiling, and allow the ensuing chemical reaction to proceed for 5 minutes. Filter from the excess of zinc powder, and teat the filtrate with Tollen s reagent Section 111,70, (i). An immediate black or grey precipitate or a silver mirror indicates the presence of a hydroxyl-amine formed by reduction of the nitro compound. Alternatively, the filtrate may be warmed with Fehling s solution, when cuprous oxide will be precipitated if a hydroxylamine is present. Make certain that the original compound does not aflfect the reagent used. 

Mix 1 g. of the nitro compound with 4 g, of sodium dichromate and 10 ml. of water in a 50 ml. flask, then attach a reflux condenser to the flask. Add slowly and with shaking 7 ml. of concentrated sulphuric acid. The reaction usually starts at once if it does not, heat the flask gently to initiate the reaction. When the heat of reaction subsides, boil the mixture, cautiously at first, under reflux for 20-30 minutes. Allow to cool, dilute with 30 ml. of water, and filter oflF the precipitated acid. Purify the crude acid by extraction with sodium carbonate solution, precipitation with dUute mineral acid, and recrystaUisation from hot water, benzene, etc. 

In a 500 ml. bolt-head flask, provided with a mechanical stirrer, place 70 ml. of oleum (20 per cent. SO3) and heat it in an oil bath to 70°. By means of a separatory funnel, supported so that the stem is just above the surface of the acid, introduce 41 g. (34 ml.) of nitrobenzene slowly and at such a rate that the temperature of the well-stirred mixture does not rise above 100-105°. When all the nitrobenzene has been introduced, continue the heating at 110-115° for 30 minutes. Remove a test portion and add it to the excess of water. If the odour of nitrobenzene is still apparent, add a further 10 ml. of fuming sulphuric acid, and heat at 110-115° for 15 minutes the reaction mixture should then be free from nitrobenzene. Allow the mixture to cool and pour it with good mechanical stirring on to 200 g. of finely-crushed ice contained in a beaker. AU the nitrobenzenesulphonic acid passes into solution if a little sulphone is present, remove this by filtration. Stir the solution mechanically and add 70 g. of sodium chloride in small portions the sodium salt of m-nitro-benzenesulphonic acid separates as a pasty mass. Continue the stirring for about 30 minutes, allow to stand overnight, filter and press the cake well. The latter will retain sufficient acid to render unnecessary the addition of acid in the subsequent reduction with iron. Spread upon filter paper to dry partially. 

Cautiously add 250 g. (136 ml.) of concentrated sulphuric acid in a thin stream and with stirring to 400 ml. of water contained in a 1 litre bolt-head or three-necked flask, and then dissolve 150 g. of sodium nitrate in the diluted acid. Cool in a bath of ice or iced water. Melt 94 g. of phenol with 20 ml. of water, and add this from a separatory funnel to the stirred mixture in the flask at such a rate that the temperature does not rise above 20°. Continue the stirring for a further 2 hours after all the phenol has been added. Pour oflF the mother liquid from the resinous mixture of nitro compounds. Melt the residue with 500 ml. of water, shake and allow the contents of the flask to settle. Pour oflF the wash liquor and repeat the washing at least two or three times to ensure the complete removal of any residual acid. Steam distil the mixture (Fig. II, 40, 1 or Fig. II, 41, 1) until no more o-nitrophenol passes over if the latter tends to solidify in the condenser, turn oflF the cooling water temporarily. Collect the distillate in cold water, filter at the pump, and drain thoroughly. Dry upon filter paper in the air. The yield of o-nitrophenol, m.p. 46° (1), is 50 g. 

Benzyloxy-6-bromo-4-nitro-JV-(2-propeny])aniline (5.82 g, 16 mmol), tetra-ii-butylammonium bromide (5.16 g, 16 mmol) and titjN (4.05 g, 40 mmol) were dissolved in DMF (15 ml). Palladium acetate (72 mg, 2 mol%) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for 24 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc, filtered through Cclite, washed with water, 5"/o HCl and brine, dried and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in CHjClj and filtered through silica to remove colloidal palladium. Evaporation of the eluate gave the product (4.32 g) in 96% yield. 

Ethyl 2-nitro-3-(5-benzyloxyindoT3-yl)propanoate (3.7 g, 0.01 mol) was dissolved in abs. ethanol (50 ml) and hydrogenated over PtO catalyst (EOg) until H2 uptake ceased (about 1.75 h). The solution was purged with nitrogen and 20% aq. NaOH solution (4.0 g) w as added. A hydrogen atmosphere was re-established and the hydrolysis was allowed to proceed overnight. The solution was diluted with water (20 ml) and filtered. The pH of the filtrate was adjusted to 6 with HOAc and heated to provide a solid precipitate. The mixture was cooled and filtered to provide 5-benzyloxytryptophan (2.64 g). 

Sulphur.—The presence of sulphur in organic compounds may be detected by heating the substance with a little metallic sodium or potassium. The alkaline sulphide, when dissolved in water, gives a violet colouration with a solution of sodium nitro-prusside. Heat a fragment of gelatine with a small piece of potassium in a test-tube until the bottom of the tube is red hot, and place it m a small beaker of water as described in the test for nitrogen (p. 2). Filter the liquid and add a few drops of sodium nitroprusside solution. 

After the electrolytic action. has continued for a suitable period, the contents of the vessel are allowed to cool, following which the unchanged nitro-cymene is separated for re-use, and the l-methyl-2-amino-4-iso-propyl-5-hydroxy benzol is filtered off from the remaining acid solution, whidh latter is strengthened for re-use. The l-methyl-2-amino-4-isopropyl-5-hydroxy benzol is then diazotised, and further reduced in an alkaline solution of stannous chloride, in the usual and well-known manner, with the resulting- production of thymol (l-methyl-4-isopropyl-5-hydroxy benzol). 

A mixture of 2.0 g (0.064 mol) of 2-fluoromethyl-3-(o-tolyl)-6-nitro-4(3H)-qulnazolinone, Oi g of 5% palladium-carbon and 100 ml of acetic acid is shaken for 30 minutes in hydrogen gas. The initial pressure of hydrogen gas is adjusted to 46 lb and the mixture is heated with an infrared lamp during the reaction. After 30 minutes of this reaction, the pressure of hydrogen gas decreases to 6 lb. After the mixture is cooled, the mixture is filtered to remove the catalyst. The filtrate is evaporated to remove acetic acid, and the residue is dissolved in chloroform. The chloroform solution is washed with 5% aqueous sodium hydroxide and water, successively. Then, the solution is dried and evaporated to remove solvent. The oily residue thus obtained is dissolved in 2 ml of chloroform, and the chloroform solution is passed through a column of 200 g of silica gel. The silica gel column is eluted with ethyl acetate-benzene (1 1). Then, the eluate is evaporated to remove solvent. The crude crystal obtained is washed with isopropylether and recrystallized from isopropanol. 0.95 g of 2-fluoromethyl-3-(o-tolyl)-6-amino-4(3H)-quinazolinone Is obtained. Yield 52.5% MP 195°-196°C. 

A mixture of 6.65 g of 3-chloro-6-nitroacetanilide, 3.2 ml of propylmercaptan, 5.6 g of 50% sodium hydroxide and 100 mi of water Is heated at reflux overnight. The cooled mixture is filtered to give the desired 2-nitro-5-propyithioaniline, MP 69.5°-71.5°C after recrystailiza-tion from ethanoi then hexane-ether. NMR (CDCi3) 40%. 

To a solution of 13.5 g of 5-(2-chlorophenyl)-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1 H)-one in 60 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid, a solution of 5.5 g of potassium nitrate in 20 ml concentrated sulfuric acid was added dropwise. The solution then was heated in a bath at 45° to 50°C for Th hours, cooled and poured on ice. After neutralizing with ammonia, the formed precipitate was filtered off and boiled with ethanol. A small amount of white insoluble material was then filtered off. The alcoholic solution on concentration yielded crystals of 7-nitro-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one which, after recrystallization from dichloromethane, melted at 238° to 240°C. 

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