Acetic Acid → N-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)benzene-1,2-diamine

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A mixture of 6.3 g (23 mmol) of N-(2-nitrophenyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-amine, 9.0 g (161 mmol) of iron powder, acetic acid (1 ml), water (35 ml) and toluene (70 ml) were heated to reflux for 8 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered aid to separate the waste. The organic layer of the filtrate was batched off, washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 5.1 g (yield: 91%) of N-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)benzene-1,2-diamine) as a brown liquid.

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