Phosphoric Acid → Benzenamine, 2-ethyl-6-methoxy-

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The compound of Example 27B (310 mg) was dissolved in 10 mL of THF; 1.5 mL of H3PO4 was added, followed by 50 mg of 10% palladium-on-charcoal. The resultant mixture was purged with nitrogen, then placed under a balloon of hydrogen, and stirred overnight. Bicarb was added carefully, and the mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite. The filtrate was extracted with EtOAc; the organic extracts were washed with bicarb and brine, and were concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel, eluting with 1:1 ether/hexanes, to give 102 mg (43% yield) of the title compound as a colorless oil.

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