Iodoethane → 1-diphenylmethyl-3-methyl-3-[N-(ethyl)trifluoroacetylaminomethyl]azetidine

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0.16 g (3.6 mmol) of 55% strength sodium hydride is added to a solution of 1.3 g (3.6 mmol) of 1-diphenylmethyl-3-methyl-3-trifluoroacetylaminomethylazetidine in 40 ml of dioxane and 10 ml of dimethylformamide, and the mixture is stirred for two hours at 60°-70° C. The solution is cooled to room temperature, 0.73 g (4.6 mmol) of ethyl iodide is added, the mixture is stirred for 4 hours at 70° C. and evaporated to dryness, the residue is dissolved with chloroform, the organic phase is washed with water, dried with anhydrous sodium sulphate and evaporated and 1.1 g (79%) of 1-diphenylmethyl-3-methyl-3-[N-(ethyl)trifluoroacetylaminomethyl]azetidine are obtained. This compound is dissolved in ethanol, and ethyl ether saturated with hydrochloric acid is added. The product is allowed to crystallize and is filtered off, and 1-diphenylmethyl-3-methyl-3-[N-(ethyl)trifluoroacetylaminomethyl]azetidine hydrochloride, melting point 191°-4° C., is obtained.

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