3-bromo-5-fluoro-4-methylaniline

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To 3-bromo-5-fluoro-4-methylnitrobenzene (1.4 gm, 6.0 mmol) in ethanol (100%, 25 mL) was added (c) HCl (7.0 mL) and stannous chloride dihydrate (4.1 gm, 18 mmol). The solution was stirred at room temperature for 16 hr and then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water, made basic with 2N NaOH and extracted twice with ether. The ether layers were each washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, combined and evaporated to give 1.3 gm of crude title compound as an oil. NMR (CDCl3): δ 2.17 (d, 3H, J=3 Hz), 6.31 (dd, 1H, J=2.2 and 11 Hz), 6.67 (dd, 1H, J=1.8 and 2.2 Hz). concentrated in vacuo The residue was diluted with water extracted twice with ether each washed with brine dried over sodium sulfate evaporated