Ammonium Chloride → 2-Methyl-4-(2-pyrimidinylmethoxy)aniline

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To a solution of 2-[(3-methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)methyl]pyrimidine (0.18 g, 0.7 mmol) in ethanol (4.0 mL) and water (1.0 mL), iron (0.40 g, 7.2 mmol) and ammonium chloride (0.020 g, 0.37 mmol) were added. The mixture was refluxed for 1.5 h. Cooled to ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered over Celite to remove unneeded materials and the filtrate was concentrated to afford 2-methyl-4-(2-pyrimidinylmethoxy)aniline (0.15 g, crude material) as solid.

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