Aluminium lithium hydride → 2-(4-(5-Trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinyloxy)phenyl)ethylamine

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Entire reaction was performed under argon atmosphere using syringe septa technique. To a stirred suspension of LiAlH4 (3.062 mmol, 2.5 eq) in dry tetrahydrofurane (20 ml) was added 2-[4-(2-nitro-vinyl)-phenoxy]-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridine (1.225 mmol, 1 eq) dissolved in dry tetrahydrofurane (10 ml) dropwise. Reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h. Reaction mixture was quenched with 0.5 ml water. Celite and NaOH (3 ml, 5 N) were added and the mixture was filtered through Celite, rinsing the filter cake well with ether and DCM. Solvents were evaporated till dry. Crude product was purified on Biotage SP1 Snap Si 25; 25 ml/min in the gradient of MeOH in DCM: 0-5% for 3CV then from 5-40% for 30 CV. The appropriate fractions were combined and evaporated in vacuo to give the required product 2-[4-[5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-2-yloxy)phenyl]-ethylamine s yellow oil (0.443 mmol, yield=36%, purity=91%). [M+H]+=283.30 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ/ppm 2.68 (d, 2H), 2.79 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.06-7.13 (m, 2H), 7.19 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.23-7.29 (m, 2H), 8.17-8.20 (m, 1H), 8.20-8.23 (m, 1H), 8.51-8.57 (m, 2H)

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