Acetone → HCID 68992758, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of consisting of 2-nitro-1-(4-pyridin-2-yl-phenyl)-ethanol (275 mg, 1.1 mmol) and acetone (5 mL) were added NH4Cl (900 mg, 16.9 mmol), Zn dust (1.10 g, 16.9 mmol), and water (1 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h at rt and then filtered. The filtrate was washed with saturated NaHCO3 and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated. The crude residue was purified (FCC) to give the title compound (45 mg, 19%).

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