Trifluoroacetic acid → 4-(2-Phenylethyl)aniline

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(4-Phenethyl-phenyl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (Ii, 0.90 g, 3.03 mmol) was dissolved in CH2Cl2 (15 mL) and treated with TFA (15 mL). The reaction was stirred for 20 minutes, concentrated, diluted with EtOAc (200 mL), washed twice with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and once with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated to give 0.56 g (94%) of the desired product.

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