(Dimethyl sulfide)trihydroboron → 2-methoxy-N-methyl-5-nitro-N-propylaniline

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N-(2-Methoxy-5-nitro-phenyl)-N-methyl-propionamide (3) (10.0 g 42 mmol) and borane-methyl sulfide complex (21 mL of 2.0M solution in tetrahydrofurane) in 50 mL THF were heated under reflux for 30 min, cooled and quenched by ice-water (slowly). Extraction with EtOAc and the organic layer washed with brine dried (Na2SO4), filtered and evaporated in vacuo to give (9.1 g, 96%) (2-Methoxy-5-nitro-phenyl)-methyl-propyl-amine (4) as a yellow oil.

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