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HRID 2263106Generated: November 1, 2026

Methanol → 4-Aminophenylacetone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant1-(4-Nitrophenyl)propan-2-oneHCID 219367—
CatalystHCID 178418390HCID 178418390—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product4-AminophenylacetoneHCID 1178837967.6%

Reaction Steps

A solution of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)acetone (2.00 g, 11.2 mmol), 10% palladium-carbon (200 mg), methanol (20 ml) and tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) was stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere for 12 hours. Insolubles were filtered off to obtain the desired product (1.13 g, 67.6%) as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07851473B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_12
ORD IDord-70f774ad2acd4b1c8f0aa4bc84c8af69
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_12