4-(4-Morpholino-3-nitrophenyl)morpholine → 2,5-Dimorpholinobenzenamine

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To a stirred solution of 4,4′-(2-nitro-1,4-phenylene)dimorpholine (5.6 g, 19 mmol) in EtOAc (90 mL) was added stannous chloride, dihydrate (18 g, 95 mmol). The reaction was stirred at rt for 10 min and at reflux for 90 min. After this time the reaction was cooled to rt and a precipitate formed. The precipitate was collected and washed with 1N NaOH (40 mL), water (50 mL) and brine (50 mL) and dried under vacuum overnight. After this time the solid was dissolved in EtOAc (200 mL) and washed with 1N NaOH (30 mL) and brine (50 mL), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo to give 2,5-dimorpholinoaniline.

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