4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenylacetonitrile → 2-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethan-1-amine

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[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]acetonitrile (10.0 g, 54 mmol) was dissolved in a 2.00 M solution of ammonia in methanol (100 mL) in a Parr flask. To it was added Raney Nickel (approx. 1 g). The mixture was shaken under hydrogen (50 psi) for 20 h and filtered through celite which was then washed with methylene chloride several times. The filtrate was concentrated to afford the title compound as a solid. MS calculated for C9H10F3N: (M+H)+190; found 173.1 (M+H−NH3)+.

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