N-Benzoyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-4-nitroaniline → N-[4-amino-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide

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Platinum dioxide (100 mg, 0.44 mmol) was added to a solution of N-benzoyl 3-(trifluoromethyl)-4-nitroaniline (913 mg, 2.94 mmol) in ethanol (50 ml) at ambient temperature and the reaction stirred for 1.5 hours under an atmosphere of hydrogen. Filtration of the reaction through a pad of celite and solvent evaporation in vacuo, yielded N-benzoyl 3-(trifluoromethyl)-4-aminoaniline (750 mg, 91% yield) as an off-white solid:

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