Benzyl(methoxymethyl)((trimethylsilyl)methyl)amine → trans-Ethyl 1-benzyl-4-phenylpyrrolidine-3-carboxylate

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Reaktionsschritte

To a mixture of ethyl trans-cinnamate (2 g, 11.4 mmol) and N-(methoxymethyl)(phenyl)-N-((trimethylsilyl)methyl)methanamine (2.37 mL) in dichloromethane (18 mL) was added 3 drops of trifluoroacetic acid and the mixture was stirred at 40° C. for 45 min. Then another 0.56 mL of N-(methoxymethyl)(phenyl)-N-((trimethylsilyl) methyl)methanamine and 1 drop of trifluoroacetic acid were added and the mixture was stirred at 40° C. for another 45 min. Then another 0.26 mL of N-(methoxymethyl)(phenyl)-N-((trimethylsilyl)methyl)methanamine and 1 drop of trifluoroacetic acid were added and the mixture was stirred at 40° C. for overnight. After cooling down to room temperature, the mixture was concentrated under vacuum and purified by Flash Chromatography with from 8% ethyl acetate/92% hexane to 10% ethyl acetate/90% hexane over 20 min. to give the title compound as a clear colorless sticky oil (1.69 g, 48% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.20 (3H, t, J=6.4, 9.6 Hz), 2.86 (1H, m), 3.00 (1H, t, J=9.6 Hz), 3.04–3.07 (2H, m), 3.65–3.68 (3H, m), 4.09–4.13 (2H, m), 7.19–7.37 (10H, m). HPLC purity (retention time): 93% (1.30 min, method C). MS: 310.30 (MH+).

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