Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Amino-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-methylpropan-2-ol hydrochloride

Pd/C was added (1 g) to a 200 ml glass vessel. Ethanol (50 ml, dry) was added cautiously under an atmosphere of CO2. 1,1,1-Trifluoro-2-methyl-3-nitropropan-2-ol (10 g, 57.8 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (50 ml, dry) and added to the glass vessel. The reaction mixture was put under a positive pressure of hydrogen (5 bar) at room temperature and hydrogenated for 2 days. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite® (filter material) and washed with excess ethanol. The solvent was removed in vacuo to yield a colourless oil. The oil was dissolved in MeOH (50 ml) and treated dropwise with HCl (1 M) in MeOH (30 ml). The solution was left to stir for 30 minutes and concentrated in vacuo azeotroping with MeCN to afford the title compound as a waxy white solid; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz) δ 8.3 (3H, broad s), 6.9 (1H, broad), 3.0 (2H, q), 1.4 (3H, s).

1. additionadded to the glass vessel
2. filtrationThe reaction mixture was filtered through Celite® (filter material)
3. washwashed with excess ethanol
4. customThe solvent was removed in vacuo
5. customto yield a colourless oil
6. waitThe solution was left
7. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
8. customazeotroping with MeCN

ORD record

ord-e04b801315474e4fbb31aa410198e99a

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2016_06

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US09365552B2