Phenol, 4-methoxy-2-nitro- → 2-Amino-4-methoxyphenol

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A mixture of 7 g of 4-methoxy-2-nitrophenol, 50 ml of ethyl acetate and 1.3 g of 5% palladium on carbon was stirred under about one atmosphere of hydrogen at room temperature for 3.3 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite™. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 2-amino-4-methoxyphenol. This is used in the following reaction without purification.

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