Triethylamine → 8-(4-Bromobenzyl)-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-one

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A stirred solution of 1-bromo-4-bromomethylbenzene (0.39 g, 1.56 mmol), triethylamine (0.45 mL, 3.20 mmol) and 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-one (0.33 mL, 2.32 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was heated under reflux for 5 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to ambient temperature and the solid removed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford a residue that was purified by flash chromatography (silica, 50 g column, Biotage, 0-100% DCM in ethyl acetate) to afford the title compound as an off-white solid (400 mg, 90%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz): 7.48-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.32-7.28 (m, 2H), 3.69 (s, 2H), 3.49-3.43 (m, 2H), 2.66 (dd, J=16.0, 4.3 Hz, 2H), 2.26-2.17 (m, 2H), 2.14-2.06 (m, 2H), 1.66-1.56 (s, 2H). LCMS (Method B): RT=1.86 min, M+H+=294/296.

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