Hydrochloric Acid → Aniline, p-(decyloxy)-

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Ethanol (100 ml) and concentrated hydrochloric acid (5 ml) were added to the 4-decyloxynitrobenzene 2 (28.3 g, 101 mmol) thus obtained to prepare a solution which was then cooled in an ice bath. A hydrochloric acid solution of tin(II) chloride dihydrate (101.3 g, 450 mmol/HCl 50 ml) was added thereto. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for about 2 hr and was then stirred with heating at 60° C. for about 30 min. After the completion of the reaction, the resultant precipitate was collected by filtration. A 3 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added to the collected precipitate, followed by extraction with ether. The filtrate was concentrated, and a 3 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was then added to the concentrate. The mixture was extracted with ether. The extract was washed with water, was then dried over sodium sulfate, and was concentrated to give 4-decyloxyaniline 3 as a reddish orange liquid (23.4 g, 92.7%).

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