Benzylamine → HCID 19047594, compound

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Reaction Steps

24.7 g of 1-benzyl-3-carboethoxy-4-pyrrolidone and 10.7 g of benzylamine were added to 100 ml of benzene, and then dehydrated with Dean-Stark distillation apparatus. The residual benzene was evaporated. The residue was dissolved in 200 ml of tetrahydrofuran, and then a small amount of methyl orange was added. To this was added methanol saturated with hydrogen chloride to adjust the pH to about 4, and then 7 g of sodium cyanoborohydride was added thereto. A solution of methanol saturated with hydrogen chloride was added dropwise to the reaction solution with stirring until the pink-color of the solution did not disappear. The reaction solution was basified with 15% aqueous caustic soda solution, and then the reaction mixture was diluted with ether, after which the aqueous layer was separated the aqueous layer was removed by addition of ether. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, evaporated under reduced pressure, and then subjected to silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate, 5:1 (v/v)) to obtain 24 g of the desired compound (yield: 71%).

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