2-Methoxy-4-nitrobenzonitrile → 4-Amino-2-methoxybenzonitrile

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A solution of 2-methoxy-4-nitrobenzonitrile (750 mg, 4.21 mmol) and palladium on carbon (50 mg, 0.47 mmol) in methanol (15 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 48 hr under hydrogen atmosphere (1 atm). The catalyst was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 4-amino-2-methoxybenzonitrile (679 mg, 4.58 mmol, quantitative) as a brownish-red powder.

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