Tetrahydrofuran → 2-(4-Chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethylamine hydrochloride

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The title compound was synthesized in analogy to 2-(3-fluoro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethylamine hydrochloride (described in example S1-B) from 3.188 g of crude (4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-acetonitrile (14.5 mmol) and 76 ml of a 1M borane-THF complex solution in THF (76 mmol). The product was obtained as a white solid (1.52 g, 40%). MS (ISP) 224.1 (M+H)+.

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