Ammonium Hydroxide → 2-Chloro-3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine

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Reaction Steps

28.8 g of LiAlH4 was dispersed in 920 ml of THF in a nitrogen stream. A solution of 100 g of AlCl3 in 1220 ml of THF was added dropwise to the dispersion under cooling at 0° C. After the completion of the addition, the mixture was stirred for 1 hour and a solution of 92 g of 2-chloro-3,4-dimethoxy-β-nitrostyrene obtained in Step 3 in 1440 ml of THF was added dropwise thereto. After the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight, 122 ml of water was carefully added dropwise thereto under cooling with ice and then 122 ml of concentrated NH4OH was added dropwise thereto. The mixture was stirred for 1 hour and crystals thus precipitated were separated by filtration and the mother liquor was concentrated under reduced pressure. 300 ml of ethyl acetate and a 10% NaOH aqueous solution were added to the residue to conduct extraction. After washing with water followed by dehydration over MgSO4 and concentration to dryness under reduced pressure, 2-(2-chloro-3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamine (63.9 g, 79%) was obtained.

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