Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Amino-1-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethan-1-ol

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A solution of 2.84 g (14.7 mmol) of (2, 5 dimethoxyphenyl)-hydroxy acetonitrile in 10 ml of dry THF was stirred and cooled using ice bath as a 1 M solution of borane in THF (90 mL) was added dropwise. After the addition was complete, the mixture was heated at reflux for 20 h. It was cooled and treated with 40 mL of 6N hydrochloric acid and washed with ethyl acetate. The aqueous layer was neutralized with 1N sodium hydroxide and extracted with ethyl acetate and concentrated to afford the desired compound as a white solid 1.5 g (52%). 1H NMR (300MHz, CDCl3) δ 6.97 (d, 1H, J=2.5 Hz), 6.73-6.69(m, 2H), 4.83-4.81(t, 1H, J=4.1 Hz), 3.72(s, 3H), 3.71(s, 3H), 2.89-2.65(m, 2H), 2.16(brs, 2H)

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