2-[(3-Methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)methyl]-1,3-benzothiazole → 4-(Benzo(D)Thiazol-2-Ylmethoxy)-2-Methylaniline

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1.0 g of platinum oxide were added to a solution of 35.0 g of O-(benzothiazol-2-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-4-nitrophenol [prepared as described in step (a) above] in 500 ml of tetrahydrofuran at room temperature and the mixture was vigorously stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere for 2 hours. At the end of this time, the reaction mixture was filtered through Celite™ and the resulting filtrate was concentrated by evaporation under reduced pressure to give a crude residue which was washed with diisopropyl ether to give 32.1 g (yield 100%) of the title compound as a solid having a melting point of 110° to 111° C.

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