1,3-Propanediamine → 7-Octyn-1-ol

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Reaction Steps

Potassium hydride, (35%) in mineral oil (27 g, 240 mmol) under an argon atmosphere was washed with hexane and treated dropwise with 1,3-diaminopropane. The mixture was stirred at room temperature until it became homogeneous. The flask was cooled to 0° C. and 3-octyn-1-ol (10 g, 79 mmol, Lancaster Synthesis) was slowly added. The reaction was then stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. The reaction was quenched with H2O (50 mL) and the product was extracted into ether. The organic layer was washed with 10% HCl and brine and dried (MgSO4). Evaporation gave the captioned product as a colorless oil which was used without further purification: 1H NMR (90 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.65 (t, J=5Hz, 2H, O--CH2), 2.23 (m, 2H, CH2), 2.0 (m, 1H, acetylenic), 1.7-1.2 (m, 8H, (CH2)4); IR (neat) nmax 3350, 2930, 2125 cm-1.

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