Acetic Acid → HCID 18387475, compound

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To 4-isopropyl-7-nitro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,4-benzoxazepine (17.46 g) in methanol (1.5 1) was added acetic acid (36 ml) and zinc dust (36 g) portionwise, and the mixture was stirred for 3 h. The mixture was diluted with water (1 1), basified with conc. ammonium hydroxide (250 ml), and extracted with ethyl acetate (5×250 ml). The extracts were dried with magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to an oil (11.34 g, 74%) which was used immediately in the next step.

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