[CH3:1][N:2]1[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[C:3]1[C:7]1[O:8][C:9]2[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([N+:16]([O-])=O)=[CH:12][C:10]=2[N:11]=1>CCO.[Pd]>[NH2:16][C:13]1[CH:14]=[CH:15][C:9]2[O:8][C:7]([C:3]3[N:2]([CH3:1])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=3)=[N:11][C:10]=2[CH:12]=11.5 g of 2-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolyl)-5-nitrobenzoxazole (0.006 mole) and 0.15 g of 10% Pd/C are suspended in 100 ml of 95% EtOH and hydrogenated at 50 psi over a period of 2.5 hr. The catalyst is removed and the EtOH evaporated under vacuum yielding a brown solid. Crystallization from methanol yields 1.15 g of tan crystals, mp 183°-185° (89%).
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