4-Methylmorpholine → 2-(4-dimethylamino-4-phenylcyclohexylidene)-N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1-methylethyl]acetamide

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Reaction equation

ON1C2C=CC=CC=2N=N1.[CH3:11][CH:12]([NH2:23])[CH2:13][C:14]1[C:22]2[C:17](=[CH:18][CH:19]=[CH:20][CH:21]=2)[NH:16][CH:15]=1.CN1CCOCC1.Cl.[CH3:32][N:33]([CH3:50])[C:34]1([C:44]2[CH:49]=[CH:48][CH:47]=[CH:46][CH:45]=2)[CH2:39][CH2:38][C:37](=[CH:40][C:41](O)=[O:42])[CH2:36][CH2:35]1.C1(N=C=NC2CCCCC2)CCCCC1.[OH-].[Na+]>CN(C)C=O.O>[CH3:50][N:33]([CH3:32])[C:34]1([C:44]2[CH:45]=[CH:46][CH:47]=[CH:48][CH:49]=2)[CH2:39][CH2:38][C:37](=[CH:40][C:41]([NH:23][CH:12]([CH3:11])[CH2:13][C:14]2[C:22]3[C:17](=[CH:18][CH:19]=[CH:20][CH:21]=3)[NH:16][CH:15]=2)=[O:42])[CH2:36][CH2:35]1

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Conditions

Temperature: 0 °C

Procedure

1-Hydroxybenzotriazole (456 mg, 3.38 mmol), DL-α-methyltryptamine (0.142 ml, 1.69 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (0.375 ml, 3.38 mmol) were added to a solution of (4-dimethylamino-4-phenylcyclohexylidene)acetic acid hydrochloride (500 mg, 1.69 mmol) in dry dimethylformamide (10 ml) under argon. The solution was cooled to 0° C. and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (687 mg, 3.38 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 6 d. Working up of the mixture was carried out by separating off the urea which had precipitated out and introducing the filtrate into a mixture of saturated NaCl solution (40 ml) and saturated NaHCO3 solution (10 ml). Still further urea thereby precipitated out and was separated off. 5 M sodium hydroxide solution (2 ml, 10 mmol) was added to the filtrate and the mixture was diluted with water (200 ml). The product thereby precipitated out as a beige-coloured solid and was to be obtained in a yield of 83% (581 mg). Separation by chromatography on silica gel was carried out with EA/methanol (15:1), (10:1) and (5:1). The less polar diastereoisomer of 2-(4-dimethylamino-4-phenylcyclohexylidene)-N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1-methylethyl]acetamide were thereby obtained as a colourless solid with an m.p. of 184-187° C. in a yield of 24% (165 mg). It was possible to isolate the more polar diastereoisomer of 2-(4-dimethylamino-4-phenylcyclohexylidene)-N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1-methylethyl]acetamide as a colourless oil in a yield of 18% (126 mg).—Both amides were diastereoisomerically pure.

Workup

customby separating off the urea which
customhad precipitated out
additionintroducing the filtrate
additioninto a mixture of saturated NaCl solution (40 ml) and saturated NaHCO3 solution (10 ml)
customStill further urea thereby precipitated out and
customwas separated off
customThe product thereby precipitated out as a beige-coloured solid
customto be obtained in a yield of 83% (581 mg)
customSeparation by chromatography on silica gel

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-eb040764bbc34ab6b885d52808d0c2e6
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2011_09
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US08017630B2

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