Formic Acid → Benzenamine, 5-methoxy-N-methyl-2-nitro-

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A mixture of formic acid (7.64 g) and acetic anhydride (16.9 g) was stirred at 60° C. for 2 hr then a solution (100 mL) of 5-methoxy-2-nitroaniline (9.30 g) in tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate. The solution was washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and saturated brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. To a solution (200 mL) of the residue in tetrahydrofuran was added a 1.0M solution (140 mL) of borane-tetrahydrofuran complex in tetrahydrofuran at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred with heating under reflux for 2 hr. Methanol was added to the reaction mixture at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. After stirring, 1N hydrochloric acid was added to adjust to pH=2. The reaction mixture was stirred with heating under reflux for 1 hr, and concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate. The solution was washed with water and saturated brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title object compound (6.30 g, 62%) as a colorless oil.

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