4-(3-Nitrobenzyl)morpholine → 3-(Morpholin-4-ylmethyl)aniline

Reaction equation

[N+:1]([C:4]1[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH:14]=[CH:15][CH:16]=1)[CH2:7][N:8]1[CH2:13][CH2:12][O:11][CH2:10][CH2:9]1)([O-])=O.[H][H]>C(O)C.[Pd]>[N:8]1([CH2:7][C:6]2[CH:5]=[C:4]([NH2:1])[CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=2)[CH2:13][CH2:12][O:11][CH2:10][CH2:9]1

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Procedure

A stirred solution of 4-(3-nitrobenzyl)morpholine (1.0 g, Reference Example 33) in ethanol (25 mL) was treated with 5% Pd/C (15 mg), then placed under a blanket of hydrogen. After stirring at room temperature for a further 2 hours the reaction mixture was filtered through celite and then evaporated. The residue was subjected to column chromatography on silica eluting with ethyl acetate to give the title compound (700 mg) as a light brown oil, Rf 0.08 (ethyl acetate). 1H NMR [(CDCl3]: δ 7.09 (t, 1H), 6.73–6.67 (m, 2H), 6.58 (d, 1H), 3.84–3.45 (t and bs overlapping, 6H), 3.41 (s, 2H) and 2.45 (t, 4H).