Synthesis of Phenethylamines by Hydrogenation of β-Nitrostyrenes

Masahiko Kohno, Shigehiro Sasao, Shun‐Ichi Murahashi

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1990 · 21 citations · 11 references

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Abstract Catalytic hydrogenation of β-nitrostyrenes over palladium on charcoal in EtOH–HCl at low temperature gave the corresponding phenethylamines, which are precursors of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines, in high yield.

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