Acetic Acid → 4-Amino-3-[(1-benzyl-piperidin-4-yl-amino)-methyl]phenol
Reaction equation
[CH2:1]([N:8]1[CH2:13][CH2:12][CH:11]([NH:14][CH2:15][C:16]2[CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=[CH:18][C:17]=2[N+:22]([O-])=O)[CH2:10][CH2:9]1)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.C(O)(=[O:27])C>[Zn]>[NH2:22][C:17]1[CH:18]=[CH:19][C:20]([OH:27])=[CH:21][C:16]=1[CH2:15][NH:14][CH:11]1[CH2:12][CH2:13][N:8]([CH2:1][C:2]2[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=2)[CH2:9][CH2:10]1Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Conditions
- Temperature
- 60 °C
Procedure
(1-Benzyl-piperidin-4-yl)-(2-nitro-benzyl)-amine (0.25 g, 0.7 mmol) and zinc dust (0.2 g, excess) were combined in 75% aqueous acetic acid (8 mL) and stirred at 60° C. for 2 h. After cooling to room temperature, the solvents were removed in vacuo and the resultant crude mixture dissolved in water (10 mL), followed by addition of ammonium hydroxide until pH 3 was attained. The solution was extracted with methylene chloride (3×). The organic layers were pooled together, washed with water (2×), brine (2×), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to afford 0.18 g (79%) of the desired product.