Nitration of 2,6-difluorophenol (I) gave 2,6-difluoro-4-nitrophenol (II), which was reduced to the corresponding aniline (III) by hydrogenation over Pd/C. Nitrile (IV) was obtained by diazotization of (III) followed by in situ displacement of the diazonium salt with CuCN and KCN. The nitrile (IV) was finally reduced to the title benzylamine employing borane in THF.