Methyl 3-nitronaphthalene-1-carboxylate → Methyl 3-aminonaphthalene-1-carboxylate

Reaction equation

[N+:1]([C:4]1[CH:5]=[C:6]([C:14]([O:16][CH3:17])=[O:15])[C:7]2[C:12]([CH:13]=1)=[CH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=2)([O-])=O>[Pd].C(O)C.ClCCl>[NH2:1][C:4]1[CH:5]=[C:6]([C:14]([O:16][CH3:17])=[O:15])[C:7]2[C:12]([CH:13]=1)=[CH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=2

Participants

Procedure

To 1.15 g (1.08 mmol) of 10% palladium on carbon was added a suspension of 11.6 g (50.0 mmol) of the above methyl 3-nitro-1-naphthoate in 150 mL of anhydrous ethanol and 40 mL of anhydrous dichloromethane. The resulting suspension was agitated under an atmosphere of hydrogen at 40 psi for 3 h during which time all solids dissolved. The reaction mixture was filtered through a plug of Celite®, which was subsequently washed with dichloromethane (300 mL). The combined filtrates were concentrated in vacuo to yield the title compound as a pale green gum which was used without further purification. LC/MS 202.1 (N+1).