Triphenylphosphine → 5-Chloro-2-benzofuranmethanamine

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To a solution of 2-(azidomethyl)-5-chloro-1-benzofuran (500 mg, 2.44 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) and water (1 ml) was added PPh3 (759 mg, 2.89 mmol) and the contents were stirred for 3 hours at 60° C. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum to give a residue, which was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with methanol in dichloromethane to afford (5-chloro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methanamine as a colorless liquid (420 mg, crude). (ES, m/z): [M+H]+ 182.0; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.55-7.58 (m, 1H), 7.50-7.47 (m, 1H), 7.21 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.50 (s, 1H), 3.99 (s, 2H).

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