Ammonia → 4-amino-1-benzyl-3-nitro-1H-pyridin-2-one

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20 ml of a saturated ethanolic ammonia solution were added to a solution of 5.5 g (16.3 mmol) of 1-benzyl-4-benzyloxy-3-nitro-pyridin-2-one in 50 ml dichloromethane and stirred for 3 days at ambient temperature in the sealed flask. The solution was evaporated to dryness, the residue was triturated with diethyl ether, suction filtered and dried.

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