Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(1-Ethoxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-3,5-difluoroaniline

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A mixture of 4-(1-ethoxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-3,5-difluoro-N,N-bis(4-methoxybenzyl)aniline (8.51 g, 18.12 mmol), 1N hydrochloric acid (36.2 mL) and 10% palladium-carbon (1.929 g, 0.91 mmol, 50%, wet) in MeOH (164 mL) under hydrogen atmosphere (4 atm), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hr. The catalyst was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate, and the solution was washed with 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and brine, and dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (solvent gradient; 5→20% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give 4-(1-ethoxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-3,5-difluoroaniline (3.87 g, 16.88 mmol, 93%) as a white solid.

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