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HRID 2259632Generated: November 1, 2026

2-Nitro-4-trifluoromethylanisole → 2-Methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)aniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Nitro-4-trifluoromethylanisoleHCID 96748—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product2-Methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)anilineHCID 600637—

Reaction Steps

2-Methoxy-5-trifluoromethyl-nitrobenzene (283 mmol, 62,67 g) suspended in ethanol (500 ml) is hydrogenated over palladium on carbon 5% (1.7 g) and the reaction mixture is filtered through celite. The filtrate is concentrated in vacuo yielding the title compound as light grey crystals M.p. 61° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05475015
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_12
ORD IDord-3acc2883e333471e9105a157b702d3ba
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_12