1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 4-nitro- → 4-Aminophthalic acid

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1 g (4.73 mmol) of 4-nitrophthalic acid is dissolved in 10 ml of anhydrous ethanol. The solution is stirred at room temperature and degassed under argon. 50 mg of 5% palladium/carbon are added all at once and hydrogen is bubbled through the solution. After 3 hours, the solution is filtered on celite and then evaporated.

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