2-(3-Nitrophenyl)oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine → 3-(Oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl)aniline

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A mixture of 700mg. of 2-(3-nitrophenyl)oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine in 50 ml. of ethanol was hydrogenated over 150 mg. of 5% palladium-on-carbon catalyst. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the solvent was concentrated to dryness. The residue was recrystallized from chloroform-petroleum ether to give 2-(3-aminophenyl)oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine, m.p. 179°-180.5° C.

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