Potassium Hydroxide → 4-Bromo-N1-methylbenzene-1,2-diamine

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To a solution of 4-bromo-N-methyl-2-nitroaniline (6 g, 25.97 mmol) in ethanol (100 ml) was added SnCl2.2H2O (29 g, 128.52 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred for 3 h at 70° C., adjusted to pH 8 with potassium hydroxide (4M), extracted with ethyl acetate (2×200 ml), and the organic layers combined and concentrated under vacuum to afford 4-bromo-N1-methylbenzene-1,2-diamine as a white solid (5 g, 96%).

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