Dimethylformamide → 4-methoxy-3-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethoxy]Benzenamine

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A stirred DMF suspension (5 mL) of 2-methoxy-5-nitrophenol (0.5 g, 2.96 mmol), 1-(2-chloroethyl)pyrrolidine hydrochloride (0.75 g (4.43 mmol) and K2CO3 (1.02 g, 7.4 mmol) was heated at 80° C. for 2 hr. After cooling to RT, the reaction was diluted with 20 mL of H2O and extracted with EtOAc (3×20 mL). The combined EtOAc layers were washed brine and dried over MgSO4. After concentration under vacuum, the resulting residue was chromatographed on silica gel. Gradient elution CH2Cl2 to 10% MeOH/CH2Cl2 eluted N-(2-(2-methoxy-5-nitrophenoxy)ethyl)pyrrolidine (507 mg) as a light orange solid. Subsequent conversion of the aryl nitro substituent to the title aryl amine was accomplished in 87% yield following the procedure described in step C of Example 6. MS (ESI) 237 (M+H)+.

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