Trifluoroacetic acid → (3-Methoxy-4((6-methylpyridin-3-yl)methoxy)phenyl)methanamine

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To a stirred solution of tert-butyl 3-methoxy-4-((6-methylpyridin-3-yl)methoxy)benzylcarbamate (29.74 g, 82.97 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 mL) was added trifluoroacetic acid (50 mL, 649.0 mmol). The resulting brown solution was allowed to stir at room temperature. After 2 h, the reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness, and the residue was dissolved in water (250 mL). The acidic solution was extracted with diethyl ether (2×125 mL; organic phases discarded). The aqueous phase was then made basic with concentrated ammonium hydroxide. The basic aqueous phase was then extracted with dichloromethane (3×100 mL). The combined organic phases were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to provide 19.22 g (90%) of (3-methoxy-4-((6-methylpyridin-3-yl)methoxy)phenyl)methanamine as brown solid.

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