Aluminium lithium hydride → 3-Methoxy-4-phenylmethoxyphenylisopropylamine
Reaction equation
[CH2:1]([O:8][C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([CH:15]=[C:16]([N+:18]([O-])=O)[CH3:17])=[CH:11][C:10]=1[O:21][CH3:22])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[H-].[Al+3].[Li+].[H-].[H-].[H-]>O1CCCC1>[CH2:1]([O:8][C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([CH2:15][CH:16]([NH2:18])[CH3:17])=[CH:11][C:10]=1[O:21][CH3:22])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
A tetrahydrofuran solution of 6.78 g of 1-(4-benzyloxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-2-nitropropene is added dropwise to a suspension of 2.15 g of lithium aluminum hydride in tetrahydrofuran. The mixture is stirred at room temperature and then refluxed. After the reaction, excess lithium aluminum hydride is decomposed with ice water, and inorganic materials are filtered off. The filtrate is washed, dried and then condensed to dryness. 6 g of 1-(4-benzyloxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-aminopropane are obtained as pale yellow viscous oil.