Sodium Azide → (+/-)-1-[5-Fluoro-7-(2-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methanamine

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Treatment of (±)-[5-fluoro-7-(2-fluorophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1.84 g, 4.42 mmol) with sodium azide (1.15 g, 17.67 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 98 afforded (±)-2-(azidomethyl)-5-fluoro-7-(2-fluorophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran. Treatment of the azide with palladium on carbon (0.111 g, 10 wt. %) generally according to the procedure described for Example 1 provided 1.02 g (77%) of (±)-1-[5-fluoro-7-(2-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methanamine as a white solid, hydrochloride salt. mp 240-247° C. (dec); Anal. calcd. for C15H13F2NOHCl: C, 60.51; H, 4.74; N, 4.7. Found: C, 60.33; H, 4.69; N, 4.4.

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