[N+:1]([C:4]1[CH:5]=[C:6]([C:10]2[CH:15]=[N:14][CH:13]=[CH:12][N:11]=2)[CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=1)([O-])=O>O1CCCC1.C(O)C.[Pd]>[N:11]1[CH:12]=[CH:13][N:14]=[CH:15][C:10]=1[C:6]1[CH:5]=[C:4]([CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=1)[NH2:1]A suspension of 2-(3-nitrophenyl)pyrazine (500 mg) in tetrahydrofuran (5 ml) and ethanol (5 ml) was hydrogenated over palladium on carbon (10% w/w, 50% wet, 200 mg) under hydrogen atmosphere for 6 hours. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was evaporated. The residue was crystallized from dichloromethanediisopropyl ether to give 3-(pyrazin-2-yl)aniline (410 mg, 96.5%).
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