Trifluoroacetic acid → (R)-2-(5-benzyloxy-2-bromophenoxy)-1-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)ethylamine

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Trifluoroacetic acid (1 ml) was added to (R)-N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2-(5-benzyloxy-2-bromophenoxy)-1-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)ethylamine (200 mg, 0.331 mmol) in methylene chloride (1 ml), followed by stirring for 1 hour at room temperature. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, made basic with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane=2/1, v/v) to give (R)-2-(5-benzyloxy-2-bromophenoxy)-1-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)ethylamine (127 mg, Yield 76%).

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