Ethyl trifluoroacetate → N-[2-(3-Bromophenyl)ethyl]-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide

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Condensation of 3-bromophenethylamine with ethyl trifluoroacetate gave N-(3-bromophenethyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide as a colorless oil. Yield (3.30 g, quant.). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.40 (ddd, J=7.8, 1.8, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (t, J=1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.21 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.10-7.13 (m, 1H), 6.32 (br s, 1H), 3.61 (q, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 2.87 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H).

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