Cyclohexylamine → 3-[2-(4-Cyclohexylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-phenylethyl]phenol

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In ethanol (60 ml) are dissolved dl-N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-phenyl-2-(3-hydroxyphenyl)ethylamine hydrochloride (3.7 g) and cyclohexylamine (1.4 g) and thereto is added sodium hydrogen carbonate (3.0 g). The mixture is refluxed with stirring for 24 hours. After the reaction, the solvent is distilled off. The the residue is added a diluted sodium carbonate aqueous solution and the mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer is washed with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the solvent is distilled off. The residue (crude free base) is dissolved in a small amount of methanol and the mixture is made acidic with a 25% hydrobromic acid-acetic acid solution and allowed to cool. The precipitated crystals are washed with a mixture of acetone and ether and recrystallized from methanol to give the desired compound as dihydrobromide (2.9 g), melting point: 268°-270° C.

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