2-Nitro-N-Phenylbenzamide → 2-Amino-N-phenylbenzamide

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To a solution of 2-nitro-N-phenylbenzamide (5 g; 20.7 mmol; 1 equiv.) in MeOH (65 mL) was added palladium on charcoal (550 mg) and decaborane (757 mg; 6.2 mmol; 0.3 equiv.) at room temperature. The mixture was heated at 60° C. for 6 hours, filtered over celite, washed with AcOEt and evaporated to give 2-amino-N-phenylbenzamide as brown solid (4.2 g; 96%) which was used without further purification.

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