Iodine → N-Methyl-2-(2-nitrophenyl)ethan-1-amine

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At 0° C., a solution of N-methyl-2-(2-nitrophenyl)acetamide (7.00 g, 36.05 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (410 ml) was added dropwise to a suspension of sodium borohydride (1.63 g, 43.25 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (110 ml). A solution of iodine (4.57 g, 18.02 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (150 ml) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was warmed to reflux for 16 h. It was cooled to 0° C. Methanol (310 ml) was added dropwise. The solvent was removed in vacuo The residue was dissolved in 20% aqueous sodium hydoxide solution (300 ml) and tert-butyl methyl ether (200 ml). The phases were separated. The aqueous phase was extracted with tert-butyl methyl ether (2×100 ml). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography on silica (160 g), using dichloromethane/methanol/25% aqueous ammonia (100:10:1) as eluent, to give 1.28 g of N-methyl-N-(2-(2-nitrophenyl)ethyl)amine.

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