4-(4-Fluorophenoxy)-3,5-difluoronitrobenzene → 4-(4-Fluorophenoxy)-3,5-difluoroaniline

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A mixture of 4-(4-fluorophenoxy)-3,5-difluoronitrobenzene (30.4 g, 113 mmol), EtOAc (300 ml), 10% Pd/C (2.6 g) was stirred under an atmosphere of H2 at room temperature and pressure for approximately 6 hrs. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite and concentrated in vacuo to give 4-(4-fluorophenoxy)-3,5-difluoroaniline (26.5 g, 98%) which was used in the next step without further purification. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 3.82 (s, 2H), 6.26 (d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 6.88 (m, 2H), 6.93 (m, 2H).

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