N-Methyl-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)-N-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]ethanamine → 1-(4-aminophenoxy)-2-[N-(4-aminophenethyl)-N-methylamino]ethane

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A solution of 1-(4-nitrophenoxy)-2-[N-methyl-N-(4-nitrophenethyl)amino]ethane (1.5 g) in ethanol (100 ml) was stirred for hours at room temperature under three atmospheres of hydrogen in the presence of Raney nickel ("Nicat 102"-Trade Mark). The reaction mixture was filtered and evaporated to dryness. The residual oil was re-dissolved in ether, filtered and evaporated to give a yellow solid (1.1 g), which was crystallised from ethyl acetate/60°-80° petroleum ether to give the title compound, (0.9 g), m.p. 73°-74°.

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