Hydrazine → 2-(3-Nitrophenyl)ethan-1-amine

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In ethanol (150 ml) was suspended N-(3-nitrophenethyl)phthalimide obtained in Preparation Example 26. To the mixture was added hydrazine (5.7 ml), followed by heating under reflux for 1 hour. Though the reaction mixture was once completely dissolved, crystals again precipitated. The crystals were filtered off and washed with cooled ethanol. Then, the solvent was evaporated, to give the title compound (5.559 g, 99%) as a yellow oil.

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