7-[4-Nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane → 4-(7-Azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-7-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)aniline

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A flask charged with 7-[4-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (10A) (7.07 g, 24.70 mmol) and 10% Pd/C (0.71 g, 6.64 mmol) was evacuated and then flushed with nitrogen. Ethanol (22 mL) was added, and the reaction flask was fitted with a hydrogen balloon. After stirring vigorously for 12 h, the reaction mixture was purged with nitrogen and the Pd/C was removed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated to a dark oil under reduced pressure which was purified by silica gel chromatography (0-15% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to provide 4-(7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-7-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)aniline (11A) as a purple solid. 1H NMR (400.0 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 6.95 (dd, J=2.3, 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.79 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 6.72 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 4.89 (s, 2H), 4.09 (s, 2H), 1.61-1.59 (m, 4H) and 1.35 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 4H).

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