2-(Dimethylamino)ethanol → 4-[2-(Dimethylamino)ethoxy]-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzenamine

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In 6 mL of dimethylformamide, 256 mg (2.87 mmol) of 2-dimethylaminoethanol was dissolved, and 42 mg (1.05 mmol) of sodium hydride was added thereto, and the mixture solution was stirred at room temperature for 10 minutes, and then 200 mg (0.96 mmol) of 2-fluoro-5-nitrobenzotrifluoride was added thereto and the mixture solution was heated at 50° C. for two hours. The reaction solution was poured into a saturated ammonium chloride aqueous solution and extracted with ethyl acetate, and the extract was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution. To the organic layer, 20 mg of 10% palladium carbon and 2 mL of methanol were added, and the mixture solution was stirred at room temperature in a hydrogen atmosphere at normal pressures for 16 hours. After filtration, the filtrate was concentrated and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain 230 mg (97%) of a yellow oily target product.

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