Potassium Carbonate → (1R,2S)-[2-({[3-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-propyl]-methyl-amino}-methyl)-cyclohexyl]-carbamic Acid Benzyl Ester

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A solution of toluene-4-sulfonic acid (1R,2R)-2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-cyclohexylmethyl ester (632 mg, 1.51 mmol) in acetone (8 mL) was treated with N-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)-propyl]-methylamine (253 mg, 1.51 mmol) and potassium carbonate (209 mg, 1.51 mmol) and heated at reflux for 23.5 hours. The mixture was cooled and filtered, the solid was rinsed with acetone, and the filtrate was concentrated to provide a yellow-orange oil. Flash chromatography on silica gel, eluting with 50% ethyl acetate in hexane, followed by 50% ethyl acetate in hexane containing 5% ethanol, provided a light yellow viscous oil (400 mg, 64%).

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