p-Fluoronitrobenzene → 4-(4-Nitrophenyl)-morpholin-3-ON

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In contrast, WO-A 01/47919 also describes a preparation method for 4-(4-aminophenyl)-3-morpholinone (I). In this method, morpholin-3-one (V) is first deprotonated with sodium hydride and then reacted with 4-fluoronitrobenzene (VI) to give 4-(4-nitrophenyl)-3-morpholinone (VII). Catalytic hydrogenation of (VII) with hydrogen over palladium on activated carbon in tetrahydrofuran as a solvent affords 4-(4-aminophenyl)-3-morpholinone (I):

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