Triethylamine → 1-(2,3-Difluorophenyl)ethan-1-amine

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Triethylamine (2.66 mL) and hydroxylamine hydrochloride (712 mg) were added to a solution of 2,3-difluoroacetophenone (1 g) in ethanol (35 mL), and the reaction solution was heated to reflux for 3 hours. The reaction solution was returned to room temperature, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. Zinc (2.29 g) was added to a solution of the resulting residue in trifluoroacetic acid (30 mL), and the reaction solution was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction solution was made basic with a 5 N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, and then extracted with chloroform. The resulting organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain 1.4 g of a crude purified product containing the title compound (purity: 72 wt %). The physical properties of the compound are as follows.

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