Treatment of (±)-(5-chloro-7-{[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]oxy}-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1.40 g, 2.88 mmol) with 2-chlorophenylboronic acid (0.67 g, 1.49 mmol), dichloro[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II) dichloromethane adduct (0.25 g, 0.30 mmol), and potassium carbonate (0.83 g, 6.0 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 35 provided (±)-[5-chloro-7-(2-chlorophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate. Treatment of the tosylate with sodium azide (1.5 g, 23.1 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 98 provided (±)-2-(azidomethyl)-5-chloro-7-(2-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran. Treatment of the azide with sulfided platinum on carbon (120 mg, 5 wt. %) generally according to the procedure described for Example 1 gave 0.70 g (80%) of (±)-1-[5-chloro-7-(2-chlorophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methanamine as a yellow solid, hydrochloride salt. mp 231-234° C.; Anal. calcd. for C15H13Cl2NOHCl: C, 54.49; H, 4.27; N, 4.24. Found: C, 46.01; H, 4.17; N, 3.25.
