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HRID 600356Generated: October 25, 2026

4-Tert-butyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid → 2-Amino-4-tert-butylbenzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Tert-butyl-2-nitrobenzoic acidHCID 257326—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product2-Amino-4-tert-butylbenzoic acidHCID 1464587210.3%

Reaction Steps

4-tert-Butyl-2-nitro-benzoic acid (199 mg, 8.91 mmol), and 10% palladium on carbon (40 mg) were stirred in 6 mL ethanol under an atmosphere of hydrogen for 3 hours. The resulting mixture was filtered and concentrated in vacuo to yield 2-Amino-4-tert-butyl-benzoic acid (177 mg, 0.916 mmol).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07902194B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_03
ORD IDord-e422b9e77b964f47ae300cabc0da87c4
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_03