2,6-Lutidine → (4-Bromo-3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-(2-fluoro-ethyl)-amine

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A solution of 4-bromo-3,5-dimethyl-phenylamine (400 mg, 2 mmol), toluene-4-sulfonic acid 2-fluoro-ethyl ester (567 mg, 2.6 mmol) and 2,6-lutidine (429 mg, 4.0 mmol) in DMA (5 ml) was heated with stirring at 120° C. for four hours. The mixture was quenched with water and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was sequentially washed with water and saturated brine and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate-hexane) to give (4-bromo-3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-(2-fluoro-ethyl)-amine (262 mg, 53%).

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