Methanol → 1-[1-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)cyclobutyl]ethylamine

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A mixture of 1-acetyl-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)cyclobutane (2.2 g) prepared as described in Example 1, ammonium acetate (7 g), sodium cyanoborohydride (0.4 g) and methanol (28 ml) was stirred at room temperature for four days. The reaction mixture was poured into a mixture of ice and water and the resulting mixture extracted with ether. The ether extract was washed with water, dried and the ether removed to leave 1-[1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)cyclobutyl]ethylamine as an oil which was identified by standard analytical techniques as the compound of Example 1 in the form of its free base.

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