2-Fluoro-4-nitrobenzonitrile → 4-Amino-2-fluorobenzonitrile

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To a solution of 2-fluoro-4-nitrobenzonitrile (2.51 g) in methanol (125 mL) was added 10% palladium carbon (50% containing water, 237 mg), and the mixture was stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere for 3 hr. The reaction mixture was filtrated, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by basic silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane-ethyl acetate=1:1) to give the title compound as a pale-yellow solid (yield 1.43 g, 70%).

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