2-Nitro-4-propylphenol → 2-amino-4-propylphenol

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A mixture of 6.65 g of 4-propyl-2-nitrophenol, 55 ml of ethyl acetate and 1.0 g of 5% palladium on carbon was stirred under about one atmosphere of hydrogen at room temperature for two hours. The mixture was filtered through Celite™. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 5.17 g of 2-amino-4-propylphenol.

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