Formaldehyde → 2-Dimethylamino-N-formyl-N-methyl-alpha-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)benzeneethanamine

HRID 1721347Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1721347 reaction equation
N[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[CH2:8][CH:9]([C:14]1[S:15][CH:16]=[CH:17][C:18]=1[CH3:19])[N:10]([CH:12]=[O:13])[CH3:11].[CH2:20]=O.[C:22]([BH3-])#[N:23].[Na+]>C(#N)C>[CH3:20][N:23]([CH3:22])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[CH2:8][CH:9]([C:14]1[S:15][CH:16]=[CH:17][C:18]=1[CH3:19])[N:10]([CH:12]=[O:13])[CH3:11]

Participants

5

Procedure

A solution of 5.0 g of 2-amino-N-formyl-N-methyl-α-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)benzeneethanamine in 48 ml of acetonitrile was treated with 6.5 ml of a 37% formaldehyde solution and 1.9 g of sodium cyanoborohydride. The mixture was stirred for 1.5 hr and then concentrated. The residue was dissolved in 75 ml of ether and washed with 1N potassium hydroxide solution and with saturated brine. The ether solution was dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate and concentrated. The residue was purified by Preparative HPLC (Waters Associates Prep LC/System 500, silica gel, eluted with ethyl acetate 200 ml/min, Glo-Mac Model 80-800 UV detector). The appropriate fractions were collected and concentrated to give 3.8 g of product, as an oil.

Workup

  1. concentrationconcentrated
  2. dissolutionThe residue was dissolved in 75 ml of ether
  3. washwashed with 1N potassium hydroxide solution and with saturated brine
  4. dry with materialThe ether solution was dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate
  5. concentrationconcentrated
  6. customThe residue was purified by Preparative HPLC (Waters Associates Prep LC/System 500, silica gel, eluted with ethyl acetate 200 ml/min, Glo-Mac Model 80-800 UV detector)
  7. customThe appropriate fractions were collected
  8. concentrationconcentrated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3aeba009c017437099bfff10dbedd7c8
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1996_04
Patent number
US05510346

Reaction notes

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