Benzyl 5-cyano-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate → 5-(Aminomethyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid

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Combine benzyl 5-cyano-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate (3.9 g, 12.78 mmol, 1.0 equiv), palladium (10 wt % on carbon, 400 mg, 0.38 mmol, 0.03 equiv), and methanol (128 mL), and purge the mixture with hydrogen. Stir overnight under a hydrogen atmosphere. Filter the mixture through a pad of diatomaceous earth, and then rinse the pad with hot methanol (3×150 mL) to bring through precipitated product. Concentrate the filtrate under reduced pressure to give the title compound (1.4 g, 50%). MS (m/z) 220 (M+1).

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