K. Stutts, C. Scortichini, T. Gregory
May 1, 1989
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Journal of Applied Electrochemistry
Abstract
The electrochemical reduction of 3-nitro-4-hydroxybenzoic acid (1) in basic medium at a copper cathode is a facile process and has been scaled to produce over 35 kg of the corresponding aniline (2) isolated as the HCl salt. The trifunctional compound is an important intermediate for the synthesis of polybenzoxazoles and can be self-polymerized to produce an a-b type polymer.