Ethyl 2-(3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4-nitrophenyl)acetate → Ethyl 2-(4-amino-3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)phenyl)acetate

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To a stirred solution of compound ethyl 2-(3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4-nitrophenyl)acetate (10 g), in dry MeOH (100 mL), Pd(OH)2 (2 g) was added and the mixture was reduced under an H2 atmosphere for 6 h at room temperature. The mixture was filtered a pad of Celite™ washing with MeOH. The combined filtrates were concentrated under reduced pressure to yield ethyl 2-(4-amino-3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)phenyl)acetate (7.5 g) as a thick liquid. 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 200 MHz): 0.38 (m, 2H), 0.61 (m, 2H), 1.23 (m, 1H), 1.23 (t, 3H), 3.51 (s, 2H), 3.80 (d, 2H), 4.16 (q, 2H), 6.72 (m, 3H).

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