5-Chloro-2-nitroaniline → 5-(2-Methoxymethyl-pyrrol-1-yl)-2-nitro-phenylamine

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The title compound was prepared from N-(5-amino-2-nitro-phenyl)-acetamide [prepared from commercially available 5-chloro-2-nitroaniline as described in Example F6] and 2,5-dimethoxy-2-methoxymethyl-tetrahydro-furan [CAS-no. 98560-90-8] in HOAc at 60° C. for 2 h according to the general procedure F. Obtained as a light brown solid (620 mg). Deacetylation of this material was perfomed by stirring with 2 eq. 2 N NaOH-sol. in 1,4-dioxane at 60° C. for 21 h. Obtained as a yellow solid (511 mg).

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