Benzaldehyde → HCID 66975653, compound

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To a solution of (2RS)-2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-[(4RS)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]ethanamine (10.1 g) in toluene (200 mL) was added benzaldehyde (4.43 g) at room temperature. The mixture was heated under reflux for 1 hr while dehydrating by a Dean-Stark trap, cooled to room temperature, and concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue was added methanol (60 ml), sodium tetrahydroborate (658 mg) was added under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hr. The reaction was quenched with water, methanol was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent; hexane:ethyl acetate (5%-100%)) to give the title compound (7.96 g) as a yellow oil.

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