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HRID 322576Generated: October 26, 2026

3-(Trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde → (R,R)-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-(Trifluoromethyl)benzaldehydeHCID 67990—
ReactantSodium cyanoborohydrideHCID 5003444—
Reactant(R)-1-(3-Methoxyphenyl)ethylamineHCID 7020759—
Reactant4-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]butan-2-oneHCID 13339059—
CatalystTitanium isopropoxideHCID 11026—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
SolventChloroformHCID 6212—
Product(R,R)-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamineHCID 9819839—

Reaction Steps

In a similar fashion an equal molar amount of 4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-butanone, prepared from m-trifluoromethylbezaldehyde, (R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine and 1.25 equivalents titanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed and the intermediate imine reduced with ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride. Work-up and repetitive preparative thin-layer chromatography using 5% methanol in chloroform afforded (R,R)-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 21Y [m/z (rel. int.) 351 (M+, 2), 336 (18), 216 (4), 202 (3), 178 (45), 135 (100), 105 (13), 91(9), 77 (8)] and (S,R-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 21X.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06211244B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_04
ORD IDord-c3a3e72caf154fd8a3d4a8f4f0c8ae1a
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_04