4-Methyl-3-nitroanisole → 5-Methoxy-o-toluidine

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A suspension of 1-methyl-4-(methyloxy)-2-nitrobenzene (20.0 g, 119.8 mmol) and Pd/C (10%, 3 g) in methanol (100 mL) was stirred under H2 atmosphere at room temperature overnight. The mixture was filtered through a pad of celite and the filtrate was evaporated under vacuum to afford the title compound as a solid (16.1 g).

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