Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(3,5-Dimethyl-isoxazol-4-yl)-phenylamine

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To a solution of 3,5-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-isoxazole (50 mg, 0.22 mmol) in ethanol (10 ml) was added tin (52 mg, 0.44 mmol), followed by dropwise addition of concentrated hydrochloric acid (1 ml) and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 2 hr. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate evaporated to dryness. The resultant residue was diluted with water, basified with saturated bicarbonate solution, then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, dried and concentrated to dryness to yield 4-(3,5-dimethyl-isoxazol-4-yl)-phenylamine (40 mg, 90%) as solid.

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