Methylamine → (3-Ethyl-benzofuran-2-ylmethyl)methylamine

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3-Ethyl-benzofuran-2-carbaldehyde (1.16 g, 6.65 mmol) was added to a solution of methylamine (26 mL of a 2M solution in MeOH, 52 mmol) and the resulting mixture was stirred overnight. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was taken up in ethanol (20 mL) and then cooled in an ice-bath. NaBH4 (370 mg, 9.90 mmol) was added in one portion. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue taken up in 1 M NaOH. The mixture was extracted with Et2O (3×). The combined organics were washed with brine, dried and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (1.12 g, 89%) as a yellow oil: 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.58 (dd, J=8.4, 6.6 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.30-7.25 (m, 2H), 3.75 (s, 2H), 2.68 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 2.26 (s, 3H), 2.05 (br s, 1H), 1.21 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H); ESI MS m/z 190 (M+H)+.

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