Methanol → 2-(5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-1-naphthylamino)-2-oxazoline

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Chloroethylisocyanate (Compound 5 210 mg, 2.05 mmol) was added to a stirred solution at 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthylamine (302 mg, 2.05 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (2 ml). After 30 minutes the resulting chloroethylurea was collected by vacuum filtration. Yield: 302 mg (58%) of fine white crystals: mp 101°-103°; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) & 6.98-7.30 (m, 3H); 6.08 (br s, 1H); 5.19 (br s, 1H); 3.68 (m, 2H); 3.55 (m, 2H); 2.79 (m, 2H); 2.61 (m, 2H); 1.80 (m, 4H); Mass spectrum m/e 252.1034 (C13H17ClN2O requires 252.1029). The chloroethyl urea (237 mg, 0.94 mmol) was suspended in H2O (3 ml) and CH3OH (3 ml) and heated to reflux for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and worked up as above to yield after recrystallization (hexane/CHCl3) 187.6 mg (87%) of the title compound: mp 160°-162° C.; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) & 7.23 (m, 1H); 7.08 (m, 1H; 6.75 (m, 1H); 5.55 (br, 1H); 4.35 (t, 2H); 3.70 (t, 2H); 2.70 (m, 2H); 2.58 (m, 2H); 1.80 (m, 4H); Mass spectrum m/e 216.1257 (C13H16N2O requires 216.1262).

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