N,N'-Dicyclohexylurea → 3-Dimethylamino-1,1-diphenyl-propan-2-ol

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A solution of 3-dimethylamino-1,1-diphenyl-propan-2-ol (2 55g), 4-diethylaminobutyric acid hydrochloride (1 95g) and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (2 1g) in dichloromethane (50 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 5 days Dicyclohexylurea was filtered off and the filtrate concentrated. The residue was dissolved in dilute hydrochloric acid and ether. The acid extract was basified; isolation through ether in the normal manner gave an oil which was chromatographed as alumina (200g.). Elution with progressively graded mixtures of light petroleum and ether gave the 4-diethylaminobutyrate of 3-dimethylamino-1,1-diphenyl-propan-2-ol isolated as the dihydrochloride (41%) as a glass.

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