4-Tert-butyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid → 2-Amino-4-tert-butylbenzoic acid

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4-tert-Butyl-2-nitro-benzoic acid (199 mg, 8.91 mmol), and 10% palladium on carbon (40 mg) were stirred in 6 mL ethanol under an atmosphere of hydrogen for 3 hours. The resulting mixture was filtered and concentrated in vacuo to yield 2-Amino-4-tert-butyl-benzoic acid (177 mg, 0.916 mmol).

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