Methylamine → 3-fluoro-N-methyl-2-nitroaniline

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A methanol solution of 40% methyl amine (12.2 mL, 119 mmol) was added dropwise to a methanol solution (39.5 mL) of 2,6-difluoronitrobenzene (7.90 g, 49.7 mmol) under ice cooling, and the mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 0.5 hours, and then stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction solution was poured into ice water, and precipitated crystals were collected by filtration and washed with water. The resulting crystals were dried at 50° C., thereby obtaining 7.84 g of a red, powdery target compound (yield: 93%).

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