Sodium Hydroxide → 4-Neopentyl-2-nitroaniline

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A suspension of N-(4-neopentyl-2-nitrophenyl)acetamide (Preparation 87, 3.0 g, 12.0 mmol) in aqueous sodium hydroxide (6.0 M, 20 mL, 120 mmol) was heated at 90° C. for 36 hours. After cooling, a small amount of water was added and the mixture extracted with dichloromethane (5×). The organic layers were combined, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide the title compound (2.15 g, 90%) as a yellow solid.

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