4-(Trifluoromethyl)aniline → N-[6-Nitro-1-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenylamino)-indan-5-yl]-3-cyclopentyl-propionamide

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A mixture of N-(6-nitro-1-oxo-indan-5-yl)-3-cyclopentyl-propionamide (0.57 g, 1.8 mmol), 4-trifluoromethylaniline (0.35 g, 2.2 mmol), and decaborane (200 mg) in 20 ml of anhydrous methanol was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was purified by column (hexane/EtOAc, 5:1) to give a pure product (0.65 g, 90%).

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