3-Hydroxy-5-nitrobenzotrifluoride → 3-aMino-5-(trifluoroMethyl)phenol

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To a solution of 3-Nitro-5-trifluoromethyl-phenol 44 (1.6 g, 7.73 mmol) was added a catalytic amount of 20% palladium hydroxide on carbon and the reaction was stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere (balloon) over the weekend resulting in complete conversion to product by TLC (40% EtOAc:Hexanes). The reaction was filtered to give 3-Amino-5-trifluoromethyl-phenol (1.2 g, 6.76 mmol) as a brown/red oil.

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