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HRID 1843877Generated: November 1, 2026

Methanol → 2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenethylamine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenylacetonitrileHCID 76435—
CatalystNickelHCID 935—
SolventAmmoniaHCID 222—
Product2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenethylamineHCID 6988344.9%

Reaction Steps

Using analogous reaction conditions as described in Example 16, step 1, (2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-acetonitrile (I-22a: 2.4 g) in methanolic ammonia (10 mL) was reacted with Raney nickel (5 g) and methanol (30 mL) to afford 1.1 g of the product (44% yield).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08946260B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_02
ORD IDord-1a67377c88334ab9adbbae5501ab3a46
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_02