88-53-9

Basic information

• Product Name: 2-Amino-5-chloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid
• Synonyms: 2-AMINO 4-METHYL 5-CHLORO BENZENE SULFONIC ACID;2-AMINO-5-CHLORO-4-METHYBENZENESULFONIC ACID;2-AMINO-5-CHLORO-4-METHYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID;2-AMINO-5-CHLORO-P-TOLUENESULFONIC ACID;2-Amino-5-Chlorotoluene-4-sulfonic acid;LAKE RED C AMINE 97%;C Acid, High Isomer;C Acid, Sambo Grade SC2
• CAS NO: 88-53-9
• Molecular Formula: C₇H₈ClNO₃S
• Molecular Weight: 221.66
• EINECS: 205-020-5
• Product Categories: Intermediates of Dyes and Pigments;Organics;API Intermediate
• Mol File: 88-53-9.mol
• Article Data: 5

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 394oC
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.553 g/cm³
• PKA: -1.59±0.50(Predicted)
• Water Solubility: Practically insoluble in water
• CAS DataBase Reference: 2-Amino-5-chloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 2-Amino-5-chloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid(88-53-9)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 2-Amino-5-chloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid(88-53-9)

Safety Data

• Statements: 36/37/38
• Safety Statements: 26-36/37/39
• RTECS: DB4807000
• Hazardous Substances Data: 88-53-9(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Chemical Properties

White to pink powder. Essentially insoluble as free acid; soluble as sodium or ammonium salt.

Uses

Intermediate for azo pigments.

InChI:InChI=1/C7H8ClNO3S/c1-4-2-6(9)7(3-5(4)8)13(10,11)12/h2-3H,9H2,1H3,(H,10,11,12)

Synthetic route

3-chloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid (98-34-0) → 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9)

Conditions	Yield
man nitriert und reduziert;

6-chloro-3-nitro-toluene-sulfonic acid-(4) → 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9)

Conditions	Yield
With iron; acetic acid

sulfuric acid (7664-93-9) + 3-methyl-4-chloroaniline (7149-75-9) → 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9)

Conditions	Yield
In thiophene

toluene-4-sulfonic acid (104-15-4) → 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9)

Conditions	Yield
Multi-step reaction with 3 steps 1: chlorine / 70 - 80 °C / Large scale 2: nitric acid / 65 - 75 °C / Large scale 3: iron View Scheme

toluene (108-88-3) → 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9)

Conditions	Yield
Multi-step reaction with 4 steps 1: sulfuric acid / 100 - 125 °C / Large scale 2: chlorine / 70 - 80 °C / Large scale 3: nitric acid / 65 - 75 °C / Large scale 4: iron View Scheme

2-nitro-4-methyl-5-chlorobenzenesulfonic acid (6973-13-3) → 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9)

Conditions	Yield
With iron
With 41 % nickel on carbon; hydrogen In water at 60 - 65℃; under 15001.5 Torr; for 2h;

1-amino-3-methylbenzene (108-44-1) → 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9)

Conditions	Yield
Multi-step reaction with 4 steps 1: 1.33 h / 20 - 85 °C / Inert atmosphere 2: dihydrogen peroxide; acetic acid; hydrogenchloride / 6 h / 15 - 25 °C 3: sulfuric acid / 2 h / 105 °C 4: 1,2-dichloro-benzene / 8 h / 135 - 190 °C View Scheme

3-Methylacetanilide (537-92-8) → 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9)

Conditions	Yield
Multi-step reaction with 3 steps 1: dihydrogen peroxide; acetic acid; hydrogenchloride / 6 h / 15 - 25 °C 2: sulfuric acid / 2 h / 105 °C 3: 1,2-dichloro-benzene / 8 h / 135 - 190 °C View Scheme

C7H8ClN*H2O4S → 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9)

Conditions	Yield
In 1,2-dichloro-benzene at 135 - 190℃; for 8h;

BARBITURIC ACID (67-52-7) + 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → C11H9ClN4O6S

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid With sulfuric acid; potassium hydroxide In water at 10℃; pH=1-2; Stage #2: With nitrosylsulfuric acid In water at 10℃; for 0.833333h; Stage #3: BARBITURIC ACID With potassium hydroxide In water at 25 - 30℃; for 1h; pH=2 - 3;	98%
Stage #1: 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid With potassium hydroxide In water pH=10; Stage #2: With nitrosylsulfuric acid; sulfuric acid In water at 10℃; for 0.833333h; pH=1; Stage #3: BARBITURIC ACID With potassium hydroxide In water at 25 - 30℃; for 1h; pH=2 - 3;

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 4-chloro-2-iodo-5-methylbenzenesulfonic acid

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid With sodium carbonate In water Stage #2: With sodium nitrite In water at 0℃; for 0.75h; Further stages;	90%

(fluorenylmethoxy)carbonyl chloride (28920-43-6) + 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 5-chloro-2-(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-4-methyl-benzenesulfonic acid (946066-41-7)

Conditions	Yield
With sodium hydrogencarbonate In 1,4-dioxane; water at 0℃;	89%
With sodium hydrogencarbonate In 1,4-dioxane

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) + aminosulfonic acid (5329-14-6) → 2-chloro-5-hydroxy-toluene-4-sulfonic acid ; sodium-compound (133685-26-4)

Conditions	Yield
With sodium nitrite In sulfuric acid	83%

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 1-amino-3-methylbenzene-6-sulfonic acid (88-62-0)

Conditions	Yield
With ethanol; nickel Hydrogenation;

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 2,6-dibromo-4-chloro-3-methyl-aniline

Conditions	Yield
With water; bromine

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 3-methyl-4-chloroaniline (7149-75-9)

Conditions	Yield
With sulfuric acid

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 2-amino-5-chloro-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide (102074-13-5)

Conditions	Yield
(i) ClSO3H, NaCl, (heating), (ii) aq. NH3; Multistep reaction;

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) + water (7732-18-5) + bromine water → 2,6-dibromo-4-chloro-3-methyl-aniline

sulfuric acid (7664-93-9) + 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 3-methyl-4-chloroaniline (7149-75-9)

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 2-amino-5-chloro-4-methyl-benzenesulfonyl chloride (104613-63-0)

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid With sulfuryl dichloride In 1,1-dichloroethane at 60℃; for 1h; Stage #2: With thionyl chloride In 1,1-dichloroethane at 100℃; for 7h;

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 6-chloro-4-sulfo-toluene-3-diazonium ; chloride

Conditions	Yield
With hydrogenchloride; sodium nitrite In water at 0 - 5℃; for 2h; Product distribution / selectivity;
With hydrogenchloride; potassium hydroxide; sodium nitrite In water at 20 - 60℃; for 0.75h; Product distribution / selectivity;

aqueous sodium nitrite + aqueous sulfamic acid + 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 2-chloro-5-hydroxy-toluene-4-sulfonic acid ; sodium-compound (133685-26-4)

Conditions	Yield
In hydrogenchloride

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 2-amino-5-chloro-4-ethylbenzene-1-sulfonic acid (88-56-2)

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) + N-phenylacetoacetamide (102-01-2) → C17H16ClN3O5S (768320-71-4)

2-hydroxy-3-phenyl-carbamoylnaphthalene + 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → C24H18ClN3O5S (1023357-45-0)

4-acetoacetylaminonaphtholsulfonic acid sodium salt (40842-93-1) + 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 2C21H16ClN3O8S2(2-)*Ca(2+)*2K(1+)

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid With hydrogenchloride; potassium hydroxide; sodium nitrite In water at 20 - 60℃; for 0.75h; Stage #2: With calcium chloride In water for 0.0833333h; Stage #3: 4-acetoacetylaminonaphtholsulfonic acid sodium salt With acetic acid In water at 20 - 93℃; for 2h; pH=5 - 9;

1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-one (872-50-4) + 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → 2-ammonio-5-chloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonate 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone monosolvate (1367347-88-3)

Conditions	Yield
at 20℃; for 0.5h; Sonication;

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) + dimethyl sulfoxide (67-68-5) → 2-ammonio-5-chloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonate dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvate

Conditions	Yield
at 20℃; for 0.5h; Sonication;

5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) + C15H16N2O5 → C22H21ClN4O8S

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid With hydrogenchloride; sodium hydroxide; sodium nitrite In water at 0 - 10℃; for 1.5h; pH=7; Stage #2: C15H16N2O5 With sodium carbonate; sodium hydroxide In water for 3h; pH=8 - 9;

trifluoro-[1,3,5]triazine (675-14-9) + 4-amino-5-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid (90-20-0) + 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) + 4-amino-benzoic acid (150-13-0) → C27H15ClFN7O12S3(4-)*4Na(1+)

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: trifluoro-[1,3,5]triazine; 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid With sodium hydroxide In water for 2h; pH=3 - 3.5; Stage #2: 4-amino-5-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid With sodium hydroxide In water at 40℃; for 3h; pH=3 - 3.5; Stage #3: 4-amino-benzoic acid Further stages;

1,3,5-trichloro-2,4,6-triazine (108-77-0) + 4-amino-5-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid (90-20-0) + 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) + 4-amino-benzoic acid (150-13-0) → C27H15Cl2N7O12S3(4-)*4Na(1+)

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: 1,3,5-trichloro-2,4,6-triazine; 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid With sodium hydroxide In water at 5 - 10℃; for 2h; pH=3 - 3.5; Stage #2: 4-amino-5-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid With sodium hydroxide In water at 40℃; for 3h; pH=3 - 3.5; Stage #3: 4-amino-benzoic acid Further stages;

1,3,5-trichloro-2,4,6-triazine (108-77-0) + 2-amino-1-benzenesulfonic acid (88-21-1) + 4-amino-5-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid (90-20-0) + 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid (88-53-9) → C26H15Cl2N7O13S4(4-)*4Na(1+)

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: 1,3,5-trichloro-2,4,6-triazine; 5-amino-2-chloro-toluene-4-sulfonic acid With sodium hydroxide In water at 5℃; for 2h; pH=3 - 3.5; Stage #2: 4-amino-5-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid With sodium hydroxide In water at 40℃; for 3h; pH=3 - 3.5; Stage #3: 2-amino-1-benzenesulfonic acid Further stages;

Upstream product

• 537-92-8 3-Methylacetanilide 
• 108-44-1 1-amino-3-methylbenzene 
• 6973-13-3 2-nitro-4-methyl-5-chlorobenzenesulfonic acid 
• 108-88-3 toluene 
• 104-15-4 toluene-4-sulfonic acid 
• 7664-93-9 sulfuric acid 
• 7149-75-9 3-methyl-4-chloroaniline 
• 98-34-0 3-chloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid 

Downstream Products

• 861559-78-6 2,6-dibromo-4-chloro-3-methyl-aniline 
• 7149-75-9 3-methyl-4-chloroaniline 
• 104613-63-0 2-amino-5-chloro-4-methyl-benzenesulfonyl chloride 
• 133685-26-4 2-chloro-5-hydroxy-toluene-4-sulfonic acid ; sodium-compound 
• 946066-41-7 5-chloro-2-(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-4-methyl-benzenesulfonic acid 
• 102074-13-5 2-amino-5-chloro-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide 
• 88-62-0 1-amino-3-methylbenzene-6-sulfonic acid 
• 1367347-88-3 2-ammonio-5-chloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonate 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone monosolvate 
• 88-56-2 2-amino-5-chloro-4-ethylbenzene-1-sulfonic acid 

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