Sodium Dithionite → 4-(4-Nitrophenoxy)benzenamine

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Na2S2O4 (28.2 g, 160 mmol) was added to a solution of 5-(4-Acetamidophenoxy)-2-nitroaniline (Intermediate 1) (13.7 g, 48 mmol) in EtOH (600 ml) and H2O (150 ml). The yellow mixture was refluxed with vigorous stirring until the color disappeared. After cooling, the mixture was washed with brine and the product was extracted with AcOEt. The AcOEt layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to give intermediate 2 as a brown film (10.2 g, 83%): MS m/e 258 (M+1).

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