Triethylamine → 7-[4-Nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane

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To a flask containing 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane hydrochloride 7a (4.6 g, 34.43 mmol, obtained from Tyger Scientific Inc., 324 Stokes Avenue, Ewing, N.J., 08638 USA under a nitrogen atmosphere was added a solution of 4-fluoro-1-nitro-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzene 18 (6.0 g, 28.69 mmol) and triethylamine (8.7 g, 12.00 mL, 86.07 mmol) in acetonitrile (50 mL). The reaction flask was heated at 80° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere for 16 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool and then was partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with 1 M HCl, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated to dryness. Purification by silica gel chromatography (0-10% ethyl acetate in hexanes) yielded 7-[4-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane 19 (7.2 g, 88% yield) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400.0 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.03 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.25 (dd, J=2.6, 9.1 Hz, 1H), 4.59 (s, 2H), 1.69-1.67 (m, 4H), 1.50 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 4H).

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