1-Amino-2-propanol → 1-((4-Chlorophenethyl)amino)propan-2-ol

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar, a thermocouple, a condenser, and a nitrogen bubbler vented to a caustic scrubber, was charged 1-aminopropan-2-ol (60.0 g, 799 mmol). The mixture was heated to 85° C. and the product from Step A was added while maintaining the reaction temperature below 98° C. Upon completion of the addition the reaction mixture was stirred at 90 to 95° C. for 2.5 h. Chlorobenzene (50 mL) and water (25 mL) were added and the mixture was stirred at 70 to 75° C. for 15 min. The phases were allowed to separate and the lower organic phase was removed. The upper aqueous phase was extracted with chlorobenzene (2×25 mL) at 70 to 75° C. The combined organic phases were washed with water (2×25 mL) at 70 and 75° C. and 87.5 g of solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure at 60° C. (bath). The residue was diluted with chlorobenzene (125 mL). The resulting orange solution, which contained 0.032% water by Karl Fischer titration, was stirred overnight at 45° C. (bath).

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