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HRID 2200452Generated: October 26, 2026

4-(4-Nitrophenyl)pyridine → 4-(Pyridin-4-yl)aniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-(4-Nitrophenyl)pyridineHCID 259219—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product4-(Pyridin-4-yl)anilineHCID 151265490.5%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4-(4-nitrophenyl)pyridine (274 mg, 1.37 mmol) and Pd—C (10%, 80 mg) in MeOH (10 mL) was hydrogenated under balloon H2 for 20 h. The mixture was then filtered through celite. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give 4-(pyridin-4-yl)aniline as a solid (211 mg).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09359308B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_06
ORD IDord-7a25cde2b5b54a6f9767270dfdca7728
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_06