Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → (3-Bromo-2-methoxyphenyl)methanamine

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To a suspension of 2-{[3-bromo-2-(methyloxy)phenyl]methyl}-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione (26.7 g, 77.2 mmol) in EtOH (300 mL), hydrazine hydrate (7.8 g, 154 mmol) was added, and the reaction mixture was heated to 90° C. for 4 h. After cooled to room temperature, the mixture was filtered and the solid was washed with EtOAc (300 mL×2). The filtrate was concentrated to about 50 mL and filtered again. After removing the solvent, the residue was dissolved in 20 mL of MeOH, and then 1N HCl was added to obtain a white solid. Then the white solid was recrystallized with MeOH-Et2O to obtain 9.0 g of the product. Yield: 46.3%. 1H NMR (400 MHz, D2O) δ 3.79 (s, 3H), 4.13 (s, 2H), 7.02 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.27 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1 H), 7.57 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1 H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, D2O) δ 37.7, 60.2, 115.6, 125.3, 126.6, 128.8, 133.8, 153.7; MS: m/z 254.1 (M+); HPLC: retention time: 7.618 min; purity: 98.8%.

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