Dimethylformamide → 3-Amino-4-(4-hydroxy-phenylsulfanyl)-benzoic acid methyl ester

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A suspension of the product of Example 65A (as a mono DMF adduct) (7.25 g, 19.23 mmol) ammonium chloride (1.54 g, 28.8 mmol) and iron powder (5.37 g, 96.15 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (75 mL), water (25 mL) and ethanol (75 mL) was heated at reflux for 3 hours. The reaction was cooled to room temperature, and the mixture was filtered through a pad of celite, which was then washed with methanol, and the filtrate concentrated to a solid under vacuum. The residue was then dissolved in water (100 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (2×50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (25 mL), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under vacuum to provide the title compound as a white solid (4.2 g, 79%).

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