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HRID 1843965Generated: October 26, 2026

Methanol → 2-[4-(Trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethan-1-amine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant4-(Trifluoromethoxy)phenylacetonitrileHCID 142676—
CatalystNickelHCID 935—
SolventAmmoniaHCID 222—
Product2-[4-(Trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethan-1-amineHCID 1063204080%

Reaction Steps

Using analogous conditions as described for the preparation of Intermediate I-17b, 2-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)acetonitrile (I-51a: 3.8 g) in methanolic ammonia (50 mL) was reacted with raney nickel (7 g) and methanol (40 mL) to afford 3.1 g of the product (80% yield).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08946260B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_02
ORD IDord-41418e4f5bb74f7f9a9a0009e8cdccc6
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_02