2'-Chloro-4'-fluoro-5'-nitroacetanilide → 5'-Amino-2'-chloro-4'-fluoroacetanilide

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A mixture of 2′-chloro-4′-fluoro-5′-nitroacetanilide (26.1 g, 112 mmol) and 5% platinum on carbon (7.8 g, 30 wt %) in a tetrahydrofuran/ethyl acetate/ethanol solution (1:1:1) is hydrogenated at 50 psi for 22 hours and filtered. The resultant filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to obtain a solid which is recrystallized from an ethanol/water solution to give the title product as off-white plates (14.5 g, mp 176-178° C.).

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