1-[4-(Benzyloxy)-2-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl]ethan-1-one → 1-(3-Amino-4-(benzyloxy)-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone

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Zinc dust (5.5 g) was added portionwise to a suspension of 1-(4-(benzyloxy)-2-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)ethanone (example 11, step b) (5.5 g) in acetic acid (55 mL) over 15 minutes, whilst maintaining the internal temperature below 40° C. with an ice bath. The mixture was allowed to attain ambient temperature and stirred for 2 h. The mixture was filtered through Celite (Caution: Gets hot—do not allow to dry), washed with acetic acid, and the filtrate poured onto ice/water (500 mL). The resulting precipitate was filtered off, washed with water, and dried under vacuum at 40° C. to afford the subtitled compound as a light brown solid. Yield 4.8 g.

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