Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Morpholino-5-(trifluoromethyl)aniline

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[3-(4-morpholinyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-carbamic acid, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester (Example 90b; 1.7 g, 5 mmol) is treated with a solution of hydrogen chloride in isopropanol (30 mL of 4 M) and heated at 60° C. for 5 h. The solvent is evaporated off under reduced pressure and the residue is treated with aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (80 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×80 mL). The combined extracts are washed with brine (2×50 mL), dried (MgSO4) and the solvent is evaporated off under reduced pressure to give the crude product which is purified by recrystallisation from ether—hexane to afford the title compound as yellow crystalline solid, m.p. 96-97° C.

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