Sodium Hydroxide → 1-Chloro-3-(4-aminophenoxy)propane

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A mixture of 1-chloro-3-(4-nitrophenoxy)propane (830 mg, 3.85 mmol), stannous chloride dihydrate (4.3 g, 19.25 mmol), and EtOH (20 mL) was heated under reflux for 3 hours. The mixture was cooled, 2.5N NaOH (19 mL) was added, and the precipitate was removed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated to 10 mL and extracted with EtOAc. The extracts were dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to give 700 mg (98%) of product as a brown oil.

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