1-methyl-2-[(2-nitrophenoxy)methyl]-1H-imidazole → 1-methyl-2-[(2-aminophenoxy)methyl]-1H-imidazole

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A solution of 1.13 g of 1-methyl-2-[(2-nitrophenoxy)methyl]-1H-imidazole in 70 ml of methanol with 0.14 g of palladium on charcoal 10% was hydrogenated at 50 psi for 6 hours at room temperature. The catalyst was then separated by filtration and the solvent evaporated. The residue was finally purified by chromatography on a silica gel column (eluent: chloroform-methanol 48/2) giving rise 0.856 g of the title compound as a red oil.

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