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HRID 1703529Generated: October 30, 2026

2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid → methoxy-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)-3,4-Xylidine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Naphthalenesulfonic acidHCID 8420—
ReactantMethoxyacetoneHCID 22172—
ReactantMethyl 2-methyl-5-nitrobenzyl etherHCID 12767666—
CatalystPlatinumHCID 23939—
Productmethoxy-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)-3,4-XylidineHCID 20563862—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of methyl 2-methyl-5-nitrobenzyl ether (12 g, 0.066M), methoxyacetone [20 g (used as solvent)], 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid (0.3 g) and 5% Pt/C (0.7 g) is shaken on a Parr hydrogenator maintaining the temperature below 40° with external cooling. The theoretical amount of hydrogen (0.26M) is consumed and further uptake ceases after 2 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04124639
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_11
ORD IDord-7e854d4f22c9421fbe43520b06696dff
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_11