2,4-Difluoro-5-nitrophenol → 5-Amino-2,4-difluorophenol

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To a suspension of 2,4-difluoro-5-nitrophenol (1.01 g, 5.77 mmol) in EtOAc was added palladium hydroxide (0.08 g, 0.57 mmol) and the resulting slurry was stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere for 6 h. The mixture was filtered through a Celite® pad, washing with EtOAc (2×10 mL) and the filtrate was concentrated to afford 5-amino-2,4-difluorophenol (0.8 g, 96% yield) as a solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.28 (s, 1H), 6.91 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 6.35 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 4.84 (brs, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z: 146.0 (M+H+).

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