Ammonium Chloride → 6-Methyl-1,3-dioxaindan-5-amine

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A mixture of 5-methyl-6-nitro-benzo(1,3)dioxole (50 mg, 0.28 mmol), Fe (54 mg, 3.5 eq) and ammonium chloride (51.2 mg, 3.5 eq) in a 1:1 mixture of MeOH/H2O (2.8 mL) was subjected to microwave irradiation (60W, P=100 p.s.i.) at 80° C. for four 10 min periods. The brown solution was allowed to cool to r.t. and more Fe (3.5 eq) and ammonium chloride (3.5 eq) were added. The mixture was subjected to microwave irradiation (60W, P=100 p.s.i.) at 80° C. for an additional 10 min. Fe was filtered off and the solvent evaporated. The crude product was purified on an SCX cartridge (cHex/EtOAc 9:1) to give the title compound as a brown solid (40 mg, 93%).

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