Water → Methyl[(naphthalen-2-yl)methyl]amine

HRID 1297420

Reaction equation

HRID 1297420 reaction equation
[CH3:1][NH2:2].O.Br[CH2:5][C:6]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]2[C:8](=[CH:9][CH:10]=[CH:11][CH:12]=2)[CH:7]=1>C1COCC1>[CH3:1][NH:2][CH2:5][C:6]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]2[C:8](=[CH:9][CH:10]=[CH:11][CH:12]=2)[CH:7]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 962WaterHCID 6329MethylamineHCID 703202-Bromomethylnaphthalene

Product 1

HCID 541935Methyl[(naphthalen-2-yl)methyl]amineYield 54%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

To a stirred solution of 40 wt % methylamine in H2O (50 mL, 581 mmole) in THF (50 mL) at 0° C. was added 2-(bromomethyl)naphthalene (10 g, 43 mmole) in one portion. The reaction was allowed to warm to RT and stirred for 16 hr, then was then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was taken up in Et2O and washed with 1.0 N NaOH then with brine, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated to dryness. Purification by flash chromatography on silica gel (98:2 to 9:1 CHCl3/methanol containing 5% NH4OH) gave the title compound (3.95 g, 54%) as a clear oil: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.85 (m, 3H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.49 (m, 3H), 3.94 (s, 2H), 2.53 (s, 3H).

Workup

  1. concentrationwas then concentrated under vacuum
  2. washwashed with 1.0 N NaOH
  3. dry with materialwith brine, dried (Na2SO4)
  4. concentrationconcentrated to dryness
  5. customPurification by flash chromatography on silica gel (98:2 to 9:1 CHCl3/methanol containing 5% NH4OH)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-89b0512015e84a6c8f800a7b2a198085
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2007_07
Patent number
US07250424B2

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