4-Methoxybenzylamine → (4-Methoxy-benzyl)-(3-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-2-yl)-amine

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A mixture of commercially available 2-chloro-3-trifluoromethylpyridine (64.83 g, 357 mmol), 4-methoxybenzylamine (56 mL, 429 mmol) and DIPEA (73.4 mL, 429 mmol) in n-butanol (100 mL) was refluxed (oil bath temp. 140° C.) for 3.5 days. Concentrated in vacuum, partitioned between 25% HCl and TBME, reextracted the organic layer twice with 25% HCl, the aqueous layer was made alkaline with 32% NaOH, extracted with TBME, washed with brine and dried over Na2SO4. Removal of the solvent in vacuum left a brown oil (105.21 g, >100%). Vacuum distillation gave the product as a colorless liquid (83.766 g, 83%, bp 139-141° C. at 1.4 mbar). MS (ISP) 283.1 [(M+H)+].

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