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HRID 129381Generated: October 26, 2026

4-Nitrophenethyl alcohol → 4-Aminophenethyl alcohol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Nitrophenethyl alcoholHCID 7494—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product4-Aminophenethyl alcoholHCID 6690487.7%

Reaction Steps

A slurry of 5 g of 4-nitrophenethyl alcohol, 0.58 g of 10% Pd on carbon in 50 mL of absolute ethanol was shaken overnight under 50 psi of H2. The mixture was filtered and concentrated to yield 3.6 g of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl) aniline, mp 101°-102° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05468641
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_11
ORD IDord-84bb3790b7794231954cde8825badf3b
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_11