Sodium Nitrite → (3S)-3-Amino-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propan-1-ol
Reaction equation
[F:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([C@H:8]([CH2:12][CH2:13][OH:14])C(O)=O)=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[N:15]([O-])=O.[Na+]>OS(O)(=O)=O>[F:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([C@@H:8]([NH2:15])[CH2:12][CH2:13][OH:14])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Conditions
- Temperature
- 2.5 °C
Procedure
The hydrazide of (S)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-hydroxybutanoic acid (0.5 gram) is reacted with a solution of 0.5 grams of sodium nitrite in 10 ml of 5% H2SO4. The reaction mixture is maintained for 1 hour at 0-5° C., followed extraction of the reaction mixture with ethyl acetate, followed by basification of the resulting aqueous solution with NaOH, extraction with methyl t-butyl ether, drying of the extracts over MgSO4, filtration, and the removal of solvent by rotary evaporation. The product (S)-1-(4fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxypropylamine is isolated as a light yellow oil.