Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Aminobenzene-1,4-diol hydrochloride

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A suspension of 2-nitrobenzene-1,4-diol (1.00 g) and 10% palladium carbon (containing water (50%), 1.00 g) in 1 M hydrochloric acid (13 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 5 hr under a hydrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was filtered, the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the obtained solid was washed with ethyl acetate to give the title compound (949 mg).

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