Tetrahydrofuran → N~1~-Methylcyclohexane-1,4-diamine

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Amine 1 (15.0 g, 0.7 mol) was added slowly over 45 min to a 1N solution of lithium aluminium hydride in THF (450 mL, 0.36 mol) under nitrogen. The mixture was stirred for 30 min at room temperature, then heated at reflux for 5–6 hours under nitrogen. Water (13.2 mL) was added to the mixture followed by 15% aqueous sodium hydroxide (13.2 mL), and water (39.7 mL). The mixture was then stirred for 15–30 min. The solid was filtered off and washed with t-butylmethyl ether (200 mL), dichloromethane (200 mL), and t-butylmethyl ether (200 mL). The organic extracts were collected, dried (MgSO4), and filtered. The drying agent was then washed with dichloromethane and the organic extracts combined and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound 2 (7.52 g, 84%) as a pale yellow solid: δH (360 MHz: CDCl3) 1.04–1.20 (q, 4H), 1.51 (br s, 3H), 1.80–1.96 (m, 4H), 2.25–2.35 (m, 1H), 2.41 (s, 3H), 2.61–2.72 (m, 1H).

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