2-Methoxy-6-(4-methoxy-2-nitrophenyl)naphthalene → 5-Methoxy-2-(6-methoxynaphthalen-2-yl)phenylamine

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To a solution of 2-methoxy-6-(4-methoxy-2-nitrophenyl)naphthalene (390 mg) in tetrahydrofuran (6 ml) and methanol (6 ml) was added 10% palladium-activated charcoal (100 mg), and the solution was stirred overnight at room temperature under a hydrogen atmosphere at ambient pressure. After filtration through celite pad, the solvent was evaporated in vacuo, and the resulting solid was washed with a hexane-diethyl ether system to provide the title compound (285 mg).

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