O-Xylene → 3-Aminostyrene

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A degassed solution of 40 mmol of 3-nitrostyrene (starting material) and 40ml of xylene are placed in an autoclave (volume: 200 ml). 2.0 mmol of BINAS(in the form of 11.56 g of an aqueous solution containing 0.173 mol of BINAS/kg of solution) as phosphine and 1.92 g (48 mmol) of NaOH, 23 ml of H2O and 0.8 mmol of PdCl2 are added. The pH is from 10.0 to 10.5.

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