4-Nitrobenzaldehyde → N-(4-nitrobenzyl)cyclohexanamine

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Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (11.0 mmol, 2.33 g) was added to a mixture of 4-nitro-benzaldehyde Compound 4a (10.0 mmol, 1.51 g), cyclohexylamine Compound 10a (10.5 mmol, 1.2 mL) and glacial acetic acid (5 drops) in CH2Cl2 (40 mL) and the resulting suspension was allowed to stir at room temperature for 12 hrs. An aliquot of the reaction mixture showed the formation of product (MS m/e 235, 100%). The reaction mixture was basified with 2N NaOH solution and was extracted with CH2Cl2. The organic layer was washed with brine, separated and dried over Na2SO4. The drying agent was filtered and the solvent was removed in vacuo to yield cyclohexyl-(4-nitro-benzyl)-amine Compound 14a (1.56 g, 67%) as a yellow oil, which was used in the next step without further purification.

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