N-benzyl-3-pyrrolidinol → 3-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]pyrrolidine

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Pd(OH)2 (125 mg) was added to a stirred solution of 1-benzyl-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-pyrrolidine (prepared according to Step 1 and 5 of the General Scheme from 1-benzylpyrrolidin-3-ol) (125 mg, 0.4 mmol) in MeOH (15 mL) in an inert atmosphere and stirring was continued under H2 gas atmosphere overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite. The filtrate collected was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 811 mg (85.9% Yield) of 3-(3-Trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-pyrrolidine.

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