Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(2-Diethylaminoethoxy)-3-methoxyphenylamine

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0.77 g (2.87 mmol) of diethyl-[2-(2-methoxy-4-nitro-phenoxy)-ethyl]-amine was added to a suspension of 1.00 g (17.9 mmol) of iron powder in 7 mL EtOH and the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes at RT. 6.6 mL of conc. aqueous HCl was added dropwise within 15 minutes and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. 100 ml of 2 M sodium carbonate solution was added and the mixture was exhaustively extracted with EtOAc. The combined org. extracts were dried over magnesium sulphate and evaporated down i. vac.

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