Oxalyl chloride → alpha-Cyclohexylcyclohexanemethanamine

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A solution of dicyclohexylacetic acid (4.5 g) in dichloromethane (50 mL) was treated with oxalyl chloride (2.5 mL). Addition of a catalytic amount of N,N-dimethylformamide (1 drop) caused immediate gas evolution to take place. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hr, then concentrated to dryness. The residue, consisting of crude dicyclohexylacetyl chloride, was dissolved in acetone (45 mL) and treated at 0° C. with a solution of sodium azide (2.6 g) in water (45 mL). After stirring for 1 hr at 0° C., toluene (100 mL) was added. The organic layer (mainly containing dicyclohexylacetyl azide as shown by IR absorption band at 2128 cm−1) was separated, washed twice with brine, dried (Na2SO4), then heated at reflux for 2 hr. Following evaporation of the solvent, a waxy solid was obtained which mainly consisted of dicyclohexylmethyl isocyanate (IR absorption band at 2275 cm−1). This crude isocyanate was suspended in 20% hydrochloric acid (100 mL) and heated at reflux for 8 h. The insoluble material was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The solid residue was taken up in diethyl ether/1N aqueous NaOH and the aqeous layer was re-extracted with ethyl ether. The organic phases were joined and washed with brine, then dried (Na2SO4) and rotoevaporated. The title product was thus obtained as a colourless oil (1.8 g). H1-NMR (200 MHz, DMSO-d6) 0.8-1.8 (m, 22 H); 2.01 (t, 1 H, J=5.4 Hz) ppm.

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