Ammonium Chloride → 1-(3-Amino-4-Methylphenyl)Ethanone

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A mixture of 1-(4-methyl-3-nitrophenyl)ethanone (5.37 g, 30 mmol), iron powder (8.4 g, 150 mmol) and NH4Cl (1.62 g, 30 mmol) in ethanol (100 mL) and water (10 mL) was heated at 80° C. overnight. The mixture was then heated at 110° C. for 5 hours and allowed to cool to room temperature. The resulting suspension was filtered and the filter cake was washed with ethanol. The filtrate was concentrated and the residue was dissolved in ethanol and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated to give 4 g of the title compound as a yellow solid. MS(ESI(+)) m/e 149.8 (M+H)+.

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