6-Bromo-1-nitronaphthalen-2-amine → 6-Bromonaphthalene-1,2-diamine

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To a mixture of 6-bromo-1-nitronaphthalen-2-amine (11.6 g, 43.4 mmol) in ethanol (430 mL) under argon was added Raney Nickel (˜5 g, NOTE: no effort was made to remove the water from the nickel). Hydrogen gas was bubbled through the reaction mixture for 2 minutes. The reaction was stirred under an atmosphere of hydrogen at room temperature. After 16 hours, the Raney Nickel was removed by filtration over Celite and rinsed with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was thoroughly concentrated to yield 6-bromonaphthalene-1,2-diamine (9.2 g, 88% yield).

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