Beta-Nitrostyrene → Ethyl 3-[(2-amino-1-phenylethyl)amino]propanoate

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Trans-□-Nitrostyrene (4.04 g, 27.1 mmol) was added to a solution of ethyl 3-aminopropanoate hydrochloride (4.16 g, 27.1 mmol), and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (9.43 mL, 54.2 mmol) in acetonitrile (70 mL). After 15 min, anhydrous hydrochloric acid gas was bubbled into the solution until acidic. The mixture was concentrated, redissolved in ethanol (60 mL) and aqueous hydrochloric acid (12 M; 30 mL), and cooled to 0° C. Zinc dust (8.80 g, 134 mmol) was added in portions over 5 min. After 0.5 h, the mixture was concentrated to remove ethanol and saturated aqueous sodium carbonate was added. The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (3×), and the combined organic extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give the title compound (9.5 g). MS 237 (M+1).

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