Acetic Acid → 3-Amino-4-chlorophenol

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A 100-mL round bottomed flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar was charged with 4-chloro-3-nitrophenol (6.0 g, 34.6 mmol) and acetic acid (60 mL). Iron powder (325 mesh) (19.31 g, 346 mmol) was added, and the mixture was heated at 100° C. for 30 min. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with water (40 mL). The mixture was then filtered through a pad of Celite and rinsed with water. The filtrate was then extracted with ethyl acetate, and the combined extracts were concentrated under reduced pressure. Heptane (ca. 100 mL) was added to the filtrate and then removed under reduced pressure in order to remove residual acetic acid and water. This was repeated. The residue was dissolved in acetonitrile and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting solid was suspended in heptane and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 3-amino-4-chlorophenol (4.38 g, 88%) as a pale purple/amber solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z 144 [M+1].

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