Formic Acid → 7-Amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-one

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Ammonium formate (2 g), Pd/C (5%; 1 g), and formic acid (0.5 g; cat.) were added in that order to a solution of 7-nitro-1-tetralone (1.95 g; 10 mmol) in methanol (50 mL), and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. The solution was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated. The remainder was soaked with methylene chloride (50+25 mL), and the mixture was filtered and concentrated. Yield 1.4 g (88%).

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