Acetonitrile → 2-(2-(Benzyloxy)phenyl)propan-2-amine

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A solution of α,α-dimethyl-2-(phenylmethoxy)-benzeneacetamide (Example 198c, 19.45 g) dissolved in acetonitrile (200 mL) and water (200 mL) was treated with (Bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo)benzene (31.1 g) under nitrogen. The resulting solution was stirred at 20° C. for 60 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (300 mL), and extracted with diethyl ether. The aqueous layer was basified at 0° C. with 2M NaOH solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic was dried (MgSO4), filtered and evaporated to afford the subtitle compound (13.26 g).

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