5-Amino-2-hydroxybenzonitrile

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The general procedure for the synthesis of 4-amino-2-hydroxybenzonitrile from 2-hydroxy-4-nitrobenzonitrile is as follows: 1. 5-Amino-2-chlorophenol was synthesized from 2-amino-5-nitrophenol by a two-step reaction: a) Formation of diazonium salt using NaNO2 and subsequent reaction with CuCl to produce 2-chloro-5-nitrophenol in 68% yield. b) Careful reduction of nitro with H2 (1 atm) in the presence of Adam's catalyst gave the final amine derivative in 57% yield. 2. Synthesis of 5-amino-2-ethyl/n-propyl/cyclopropyl phenol was carried out in four steps starting from the corresponding 2-ethyl/cyclopropyl/n-propyl amine: a) Nitration reaction with potassium nitrate in the presence of sulfuric acid to give the corresponding 5-nitro-2-alkylaniline. b) Reaction with NaNO2 followed by reaction with H2O at 80°C for 2 hours to produce the corresponding 5-nitro-2-alkylphenol derivatives. c) Finally, the corresponding amine derivatives were obtained by hydrogenation of the nitro group. 3. Synthesis of 2-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzyl cyanide: a) Obtained by hydrolysis of methyl ether of 2-methoxy-4-nitrobenzonitrile with LiCl. b) Subsequently, the nitro group was reduced with SnCl2-2H2O in the presence of 6N HCl.