Acetic Acid → 3-Isobutyl-4-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]aniline

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3-Isobutyl-4-[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]aniline (874 mg, 3 mmol) was dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide (20 ml), followed by portion-wise adding sodium borohydride (340 g, 9 mmol) and stirring at 60° C. for 3 hours. The reaction solution was added with small amount of ice sequentially, followed by dropwise addition of acetic acid. The reaction solution was diluted with ethyl acetate, and washed four times with water. The solution was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 830 mg of the desired compound.

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