4-Chloro-2-nitro-1-[[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy]methyl]benzene → 5-Chloro-2-[[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy]methyl]benzenamine

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A Parr bottle containing 4-chloro-2-nitro-1-[[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy]methyl]benzene (22.6 g, 82.8 mmol) and ethanol (150 mL) was treated with Raney nickel (50% slurry in water, 2.0 g), charged with hydrogen (60 psi) and rocked until hydrogen uptake ceased (3 h). The resultant suspension was filtered through celite, and the celite cake thoroughly washed with fresh ethanol (5×150 mL). The combined organic extracts were concentrated in vacuo to give an orange oil that crystallized on standing. Recrystallization (ethyl acetate/hexane) gave the title compound as a white solid (19.64 g, 98%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ7.00 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 6.65-6.60 (m, 2H), 4.72 (A of ABq, J=12 Hz, 1H), 4.79-4.77 (m, 1H), 4.45 (B of ABq, J=12 Hz, 1H), 4.27 (bs, 2H), 3.94-3.85 (m, 1H), 3.58-3.50 (m, I), 1.88-1.65 (m, 2H), 1.58-1.46 (m, 4H).

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