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HRID 1822867Generated: November 2, 2026

N-(2-methyl-3-nitrobenzyl)-1-ethanamine → 3-[(Ethylamino)methyl]-2-methylaniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantN-(2-methyl-3-nitrobenzyl)-1-ethanamineHCID 22170308—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventEthanol ethylacetateHCID 21584252—
Product3-[(Ethylamino)methyl]-2-methylanilineHCID 2217025698.7%

Reaction Steps

N-(2-methyl-3-nitrobenzyl)-1-ethanamine (0.46 g, 2.3 mmol) was hydrogenated over 5% palladium-charcoal 80 mg in EtOAc/EtOH 1:1 (14 ml) for four hours. The mixture was filtered through celite, and the filtrate was concentrated to give the title compound 0.373 g (97%) as a pale yellow oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07037925B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_05
ORD IDord-6d4ae3ae76904c4e9469c226600f0dc3
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_05