Sodium Hydroxide → 2-(5-Fluoro-2-methoxyphenyl)ethan-1-amine

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Under argon, 17.6 g (132 mmol) of aluminium trichloride are dissolved in THF, and the mixture is cooled to 0° C. 87 ml of lithium aluminium hydride solution (1M in THF) are slowly added dropwise. A solution of 14.5 g (87.8 mmol) of (5-fluoro-2-methoxyphenyl)acetonitrile in 100 ml is added slowly. The reaction mixture is stirred at RT for 2 hours. At 0° C., ice/water is then added, the mixture is made alkaline using sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with ethyl acetate and the extract is dried and concentrated using a rotary evaporator.

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