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HRID 2405818Generated: November 3, 2026

2-Methyl-3-nitroanisole → 3-Methoxy-2-methylaniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Methyl-3-nitroanisoleHCID 78554—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product3-Methoxy-2-methylanilineHCID 1180482298%

Reaction Steps

To 2-methyl-3-nitroanisole (5.02 g, 29.9 mmol) in EtOH (300 mL) was added Pd/C (0.50 g). The reaction was stirred under a H2 balloon overnight then filtered through celite to afford 3-methoxy-2-methylaniline (4.00 g, 98%). LCMS found 138.0 [M+H]+.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08809267B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_08
ORD IDord-df65b9ad7b8d4ac38dc44cd62e854a21
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_08