HCID 13369965, compound → HCID 22329432, compound

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Reaction Steps

Zinc dust is added in portions to a solution of 4-benzyloxy-2-nitro-m-xylene (83.8 g) in glacial acetic acid (715 ml). Addition is complete when the exothermic reaction subsides. The reaction mixture is filtered through Celite and the pad washed with acetic acid. The filtrate is concentrated in vacuo and the residue diluted with H2O and made basic with ammonium hydroxide, and extracted with chloroform. The combined organic extracts are dried and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired aniline in quantitative crude yield.

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