Toluene → 4-(4-Chlorophenoxy)-3,5-difluoroaniline

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A mixture of 4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,5-difluoronitrobenzene (10.6 g, 37 mmol), toluene (150 ml), H2O (150 ml), iron powder (6.9 g, 124 mmol), and ammonium acetate (9.3 g, 120 mmol) was heated to reflux with stirring for 2-3 hrs. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered through Celite with thorough washing with H2O and EtOAc. The filtrate was transferred to a separatory funnel and the phases separated. The aqueous phase was further extracted with EtOAc (2×). The combined organic phases were washed with H2O (1×), sat'd NaCl (1×), dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give 4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,5-difluoroaniline (10.8 g, 113%) which was used in the next step without further purification. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 3.81 (s, 2H), 6.27 (d, 2H, J=9.2 Hz), 6.85 (d, 2H, J=9.2 Hz), 7.21 (d, 2H, J=9.2 Hz).

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