Sodium Hydroxide → Ethanamine, N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-2,2-difluoro-

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A solution of 3 g (22.5 mmol) of 1-amino-2,2-diethoxyethane, 3.1 g (24.8 mmol) of difluoroacetaldehyde ethyl hemiacetal and 1 pellet of solid NaOH in 44 ml of toluene was heated at 120° C. with a Dean-Stark trap for 1.5 hours. The mixture was left to stand until it had cooled to room temperature and was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted with 80 ml of methanol, and 3.4 g (90 mmol) of sodium borohydride were added in small quantities. The reaction mixture was then stirred overnight, concentrated in vacuo and partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic phase was isolated, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo. 3.7 g of crude substance were obtained as a colorless oil. The residue was subjected to a flash chromatography on 40 g of SiO2 (elution with DCM/MeOH, gradient 1-8%). 3.1 g of the desired amine were obtained as a colorless oil.

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