3-Nitro-5-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)benzoic acid → 3-Amino-5-(2-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-benzoic acid

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To a solution of 3-nitro-5-(2-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-benzoic acid (A27) (4 g, 16 mmol, 1 equiv) in MeOH/H2O (9:1, 40 ml) was added 10% palladium on charcoal (50% wet, 800 mg, 0.1 equiv w/w). The resulting mixture was stirred for 6 h at atmospheric pressure under an atmosphere of hydrogen. The catalyst was removed by filtration through a pad of celite and the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was dried at 60° C. under vacuum for 16 h to give 3-amino-5-(2-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-benzoic acid (D6) (3.34 g, 15.2 mmol, 95%) as a pale brown solid. [M−H]−=218.8, RT=1.86 min

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