Benzaldehyde → HCID 28435578, compound

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A mixture of methyl-4-(aminomethyl)benzoate (50 g, 0.302 mol) and benzaldehyde (32 g, 0.302 mol) in EtOH (1 L) was refluxed for 5 h. After cooling to r.t, NaBH4 (11.5 g, 0.302 mol) was added portionwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 10 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the compound was purified by acid-base work up to give N-(4-methoxycarbonylbenzyl)benzylamine (25 g, 33%).

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