Acetic Acid → 2-Amino-5-methoxyphenol

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General experimental procedure for the preparation of 6-methoxybenzo[d]oxazol-2-amine: A mixture of 5-methoxy-2-nitrophenol (0.51 g, 3.02 mmol), Pd/C (10% by weight, 70 mg), and HOAc (cat. amount) in MeOH (30 mL) was hydrogenated under H2 at room temperature for 2 hrs, and then was filtered through a short Celite pad. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to provide 2-amino-5-methoxyphenol as a brown solid (0.42 g, 100%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ 6.79 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.44 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.35 (dd, J=8.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 3.74 (s, 3H). This product was used directly in the next step without any further purification.

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