Benzylamine → N-Benzyl-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-amine

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1,4-cyclohexanedione ethylene ketal (5.00 g, 32.0 mmol, 1 eq.), sodium triacetoxyborohydride (8.14 g, 38.4 mmol, 1.2 eq.) and benzylamine (3.50 mL, 32.0 mmol, 1 eq.) were mixed in methylene chloride (100 mL) at room temperature. Stirred for 20 hours. Added 50 mL of 1.0 N NaOH. Stirred for 10 minutes. Extracted 3 times with methylene chloride (50 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over sodium sulfate and stripped to give N-(phenylmethyl)-1,4-Dioxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-amine (7.91 g) of a light amber oil as product. Yield=100%. LCMS detects (M+H)+=248.26.

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