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HRID 1031061Generated: October 26, 2026

Sodium Dithionite → 2-Methyl-4-nitroaniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium DithioniteHCID 24489—
Reactantbenzyl N-(2-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)carbamateHCID 305261—
Product2-Methyl-4-nitroanilineHCID 7441—

Reaction Steps

Analogously to Example 7a), from 50 g. 2-methyl-4-nitroaniline is prepared 81.3 g. (88% of theory) N-benzyloxycarbonyl-2-methyl-4-nitroaniline which is reduced with sodium dithionite to give 44 g. 4-benzyloxycarbonylamido-3-methylaniline; m.p. 60°-62° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05108890
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_04
ORD IDord-129883c42c224d9ab99c2f2ec42adb91
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_04