Benzyl Alcohol → 5-benzyloxy-N-methyl-2-nitroaniline

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Sodium t-butoxide (865 mg, 9 mmol) was added to a N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) solution of benzyl alcohol (0.93 mL, 9 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. Thereafter, 5-fluoro-N-methyl-2-nitroaniline (510 mg, 3 mmol) was added thereto, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. Water was added to the reaction solution, and precipitated crystals were collected by filtration. The resulting crystals were washed with water, and dried at 50° C., thereby obtaining 710 mg of orange, powdery 5-benzyloxy-N-methyl-2-nitroaniline (yield: 92%).

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