Trifluoroacetic acid → 3-(2-Aminoethyl)benzonitrile

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tert-Butyl [2-(3-cyanophenyl)ethyl]carbamate (0.949 g, 3.853 mmol) was dissolved in DCM (5 mL) and TFA (4 mL) and stirred at rt for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated and redissolved in EtOAc. The mixture was washed with saturated aqueous K2CO3, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated affording the title compound (0.40 g, 71.7%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 1.18 (bs, 2H), 2.79 (t, 2H), 3.00 (t, 2H), 7.39-7.47 (m, 2H), 7.50-7.53 (m, 2H); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3): δ 39.81, 43.42, 112.74, 119.17, 129.47, 130.24, 132.57, 133.66, 141.67.

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