Ethyl Acetate → HCID 66745877, compound

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To a solution of 2-(cyclohexyloxy)-6-nitrobenzonitrile (Example Hc, 50.0 g, 0.20 mol) in THF/AcOH (1:1 by volume, 500 mL) was added iron powder (34.0 g, 0.61 mol) in one portion at room temperature under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 40 min under nitrogen and cooled down to room temperature and EtOAc (2 L) was added. The precipitate that formed was filtered off and washed with EtOAc. The organic layer was separated and washed successively with water (2×300 mL), aqueous NaOH (1.0 N, 2×300 mL), saturated Na2CO3 solution (300 mL), brine (300 mL), dried over Na2SO4 filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with 25% EtOAc in hexanes to give 2-amino-6-(cyclohexyloxy)benzonitrile as a pale yellow oil (45.0 g, 94%), which solidified after storage overnight at room temperature.

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