3-Fluoro-4-nitrophenol → 4-Amino-3-fluorophenol

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To a dry flask purged with Argon was added 10% Pd/C (80 mg) followed by 3-fluoro-4-nitrophenol (1.2 g, 7.64 mmol) as a solution in ethyl acetate (40 mL). The mixture was stirred under an H2 atmosphere for 4 h. The mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to afford the desired product as a tan solid (940 mg, 7.39 mmol; 97% yield); 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6) 4.38 (s, 2H), 6.29-6.35 (m, 1H), 6.41 (dd, J=2.5, 12.7, 1H), 6.52-6.62 (m, 1H), 8.76 (s, 1H).

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