4-(5-Chloro-3-nitropyridin-2-yloxy)phenol → 4-(3-Amino-5-chloropyridin-2-yloxy)phenol

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Reaction Steps

110.7 g (0.415 mole) of 4-(5-chloro-3-nitropyridin-2-yloxy)phenol are dissolved in 1200 ml of dioxan and, after addition of 22.0 g of Raney nickel catalyst, hydrogenated with hydrogen at 20°-25° C. The catalyst is then removed by filtration, the solution is concentrated and the residue is stirred in hexane and the product is filtered and dried, affording 96.0 g (98% of theory) of 4-(3-amino-5-chloropyridin-2-yloxy)phenol with a melting point of 174° C.

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