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HRID 1040281Generated: October 27, 2026

Benzaldehyde → (R)-methyl 2-(benzylamino)-3-phenylpropanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzaldehydeHCID 240—
ReactantTriethylamineHCID 8471—
ReactantSulfuric acid magnesium salt (1:1)HCID 24083—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Reactantmethyl (2R)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoate;hydrochlorideHCID 11481330—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product(R)-methyl 2-(benzylamino)-3-phenylpropanoateHCID 1338897172.6%

Reaction Steps

Synthesized according to the general procedure as described in Example 1a using D-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride (2 gm, 9.2 mmol), THF (25 mL), MgSO4 (1.87 gm, 15.6 mmol), benzaldehyde (1.88 mL, 18.5 mmol), Et3N (1.28 mL, 9.2 mmol), sodium borohydride (699 mg, 18.5 mmol), and methanol (30 mL) to give 11g (1.8 gm, 72%) in FIG. 2. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CD3OD): δ 2.96 (2H, d, J=6.59 Hz), 3.53 (1H, t, J=7.08 Hz), 3.6 (3H, s), 3.63 (1H, d, J=12.93 Hz), 3.77 (1H, d, J=12.93 Hz), 7.13-7.18 (2H, m), 7.19-7.32 (8H, m). ESI-MS: 292.2 (M+23).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08552208B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_10
ORD IDord-efc86669632a443691cde596162ae3c9
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_10