Benzaldehyde → Methyl 4'-[2-(benzylamino)ethyl]-1,1'-biphenyl-4-carboxylate

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To a solution of methyl 4′-(2-aminoethyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4-carboxylate hydrochloride (420 mg) and benzaldehyde (153 mg) in dichloromethane (5 ml) was stirred for 3 hours, and the mixture was evaporated in vacuo. To the residue in methanol (10 ml) was added sodium borohydride (65 mg) on ice cooling, and stirred at the same temperature for 1 hour. The resulting mixture was poured into saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was chromatographed (hexane—ethyl acetate) over silica gel to afford methyl 4′-[2-(benzylamino)ethyl]-1,1′-biphenyl-4-carboxylate (460 mg) as a colorless powder.

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