Treatment of 2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol and 3-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol (18.25 g, 0.101 mol) with potassium carbonate (55.28 g, 0.400 mol) and allyl bromide (14.69 g, 0.121 mol) followed by treatment of the resultant allyl ether in refluxing mesitylene generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 8 provided 2-allyl-6-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol and 2-allyl-5-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol. Treatment of the phenol with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (49.58 g, 0.287 mol, 77%) and potassium carbonate (33.0 g, 0.238 mol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 9 gave 3.23 g (14%) of (±)-(7-tert-butyl-5-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methanol as a white solid. Treatment of the benzofuran with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (2.86 g, 0.015 mol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 10 afforded (±)-(7-tert-butyl-5-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate. Treatment of the tosylate with sodium azide (1.46 g, 22.5 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 98 gave (±)-2-(azidomethyl)-7-tert-butyl-5-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran. Treatment of the azide with palladium on carbon (0.14 g, 10 wt. %) generally according to the procedure described for Example 1 afforded 1.5 g (40%) of (±)-(7-tert-butyl-5-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methylamine) as a white solid, hydrochloride salt. mp 174-176° C.; Anal calcd. for C14H21O2NHCl: C, 61.87; H, 8.16; N, 5.15. Found C, 61.67; H, 8.37; N, 4.93.
