Benzhydrylamine → HCID 14852479, compound

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A 500-mL round-bottom flask was charged with 2-(bromomethyl)-3-methyloxirane (42.4 g, 280 mmol), methanol (120 mL), and diphenylmethanamine (44 mL, 260 mmol), and the resulting solution stirred overnight at 80° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated. The residue was purified via column chromatography on silica gel (eluting with 50:1, dichloromethane/methanol) to afford 1-benzhydryl-2-methylazetidin-3-ol (25 g, 35%) as a white solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z 254 [M+H]+.

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