3',5'-Dinitroacetophenone → HCID 18429142, compound

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3,5-Dinitroacetophenone (2.02 g, 9.5 mmol) which had been prepared according to the literature procedure (Y. Nagase et al., Macromol. Chem. Rapid Comm. (1990) 11, 185-191) was dissolved in methanol (100 ml) and hydrogenated at 60 psi using a Pd/C catalyst (5%, 100 mg). The catalyst was filtered off and the solvent was removed by evaporation. The product was used without purification in the next step. Yield: 1.22 g (84%).

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