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HRID 923711Generated: October 28, 2026

(2,6-Difluorophenyl)acetonitrile → 2-(2,6-Difluorophenyl)ethan-1-amine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(2,6-Difluorophenyl)acetonitrileHCID 69559—
ReactantCID 24201897HCID 24201897—
CatalystNickelHCID 935—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product2-(2,6-Difluorophenyl)ethan-1-amineHCID 3746111—

Reaction Steps

2-(2,6-Difluorophenyl)acetonitrile (2.34 g, 15.28 mmol) was added to potassium boron hydride (3.29 g, 61.12 mmol) and Raney nickel (0.897 g, 15.28 mmol) in 50 mL of absolute ethanol while stirring. Then, vigorously stirring was continued at room temperature for 5 hrs.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09278996B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_03
ORD IDord-221ef204e1834e04a19559ff976f0496
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_03