2-(3-bromo-5-methoxyphenyl)ethanamine

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Paraformaldehyde (660 mg; WAKO) was added to a formic acid (50 mL) solution of Intermediate 4 (4.33 g) at 50° C. and the resulting mixture was stirred as it was for 13 hours and 30 minutes. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure followed by the addition of dichloromethane (100 mL) and 1 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (100 mL) to extract the reaction mixture, and the aqueous layer was further extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was combined and dried and then the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (4.49 g). The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure followed by the addition of dichloromethane (100 mL) and 1 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (100 mL) to extract the reaction mixture the aqueous layer was further extracted with dichloromethane dried the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure

Conditions: temp:80.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A borane-tetrahydrofuran complex (1 M, 73.6 mL) was added to a THF (36.8 mL) solution of Intermediate 3 at room temperature and the resulting mixture was stirred to reflux at 80° C. for 2 hours. Methanol (26 mL) and 1 N hydrochloric acid (26 mL) were added to the reaction mixture solution and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The resulting mixture was neutralized with 1 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution followed by the addition of ethyl acetate (100 mL) to extract the reaction mixture, the organic layer was dried, and then the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (8.76 g). the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour to extract the reaction mixture the organic layer was dried the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure