4-nitro-1-{3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}-1H-imidazole → 1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-imidazol-4-amine

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Into a 100-mL round bottom flask, was placed a solution of 4-nitro-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-imidazole (1.5 g, 5.54 mmol, 1.00 equiv, 95%) in methanol (30 mL). The mixture was treated with Pd/C (1.5 g) and stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere for 4 h at room temperature. The solids were filtered out. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum. This resulted in 1.2 g (88%) of 1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-imidazol-4-amine as a brown oil.

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