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4-Chloroaniline (Table 6, entry 3): (254 mg, 99%); H NMR
(300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.11 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 6.62 (d, J = 9.0 Hz,
2H), 3.58 (s, 2H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 144.9, 129.1, 123.1,
116.2; MS-EI: m/z 129 (30%), 127 (100%), 100 (12%), 92 (16%), 65
(24%).
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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This work was supported by a grant from the Christian
Doppler Research Society (CDG). D.C. thanks the Ministerio
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de Ciencia e Innovacion of Spain for a scholarship.
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4-Methoxyaniline (Table 6, entry 4): (243 mg, 98%); H NMR
(300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 6.77 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 6.67 (d, J = 9.0 Hz,
2H), 3.76 (s, 3H), 3.41 (s, 2H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 152.7,
139.9, 116.4, 114.8, 55.7; MS-EI: m/z 123 (72%), 108 (100%), 80
(43%).
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