3-(Benzyloxy)-5-(2-chlorophenoxy)-2-nitropyridine → 3-(Benzyloxy)-5-(2-chlorophenoxy)pyridin-2-amine

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Zinc (1.34 g, 20.5 mmol) was added slowly to a solution of 3-(benzyloxy)-5-(2-chlorophenoxy)-2-nitropyridine (0.730 g, 2.05 mmol) in acetic acid (20 mL) in a water bath. The reaction mixture was stirred 2 hours, then diluted with dichloromethane (100 mL) and filtered through Celite. The pad was washed several times with dichloromethane, and the combined filtrates were concentrated. The residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and 2N NaOH, and the organic layer was washed with brine, dried, and concentrated to afford 3-(benzyloxy)-5-(2-chlorophenoxy)pyridin-2-amine (0.66 g, 98.7% yield) as a light yellow oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 4.85 (bs, 2H), 5.03 (s, 2H), 6.79-6.83 (m, 2H), 7.02 (t, 1H), 7.14 (t, 1H), 7.37-7.47 (m, 7H).

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