Hydrochloric Acid → (3-Bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)methanamine

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

3-Bromo-4-(methyloxy)benzonitrile (2.12 g, 10 mmol), THF (30 mL), and 1.5 M borane in THF (30 mL, 45 mmols) were combined and stirred under argon at reflux, Then additional 1.5 M borane in THF (30 mL, 45 mmols) was added and refluxing was continued. THF (30 mL), and 1.5 M borane in THF (30 mL, 45 mmols) was again added and the mixture refluxed for a total of ten days to drive the reaction to completion. Reaction worked up by the cautious addition of ethanol followed by 1N HCl until the pH was 2. The mixture was then heated to 50° C. for 4 h. The solvents were pumped off and the residue partitioned between EtOAc and water. The aqueous phase was washed 3× with EtOAc, and adjusted to pH 10 by the addition of 2.5 N NaOH. The aqueous phase was extracted 3× with EtOAc. The combined organic phases were dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated to give the title compound.

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