Aluminium lithium hydride → 2-(2,2-difluoropropylamino)ethanol

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To a stirred solution of lithium aluminum hydride (5.5 g, 146 mmol) in diethyl ether (85 ml) was added a solution of 2,2-difluoro-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-propionamide (11.2 g, 73 mmol) in diethyl ether (55 ml) dropwise at such a rate to maintain a gentle reflux. After an additional 1.5 hours, the reaction was quenched with sodium sulfate decahydrate, diluted with ethyl acetate and allowed to stir for 18 hours. The mixture was filtered with the aid of diatomaceous earth, washing with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and fractionally distilled (11 torr, collecting fractions distilling at 75–88° C.) to afford the title compound (I-3c) as a colorless oil, 4.5 g.

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