Ethanol → 2-(5-Amino-6-chloro-1-oxoisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)ethyl acetate

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A round bottom flask was charged with 2-(6-chloro-5-nitro-1-oxoisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)ethyl acetate (450.00 mg, 0.0014484 mol), ethanol (20 mL, 0.3 mol), and ammonium chloride (774.8 mg, 0.01448 mol) in water (10 mL, 0.6 mol) was added at 85° C., followed by iron (324 mg, 0.00579 mol) in two portions. The reaction was stirred at that temperature for 45 minutes and then poured onto methylene chloride (200 mL) and extracted. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to afford the pure product as a light yellow solid.

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