Water → N1,N2-Bis[[2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]methyl]-1,2-cyclohexanediamine

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A mixture of N1,N2-bis(2-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine (2.18 g, 2.83 mmol) (prepared according to the literature procedure: Laue, S.; Greiner, L.; Woltinger, J.; Liese, A. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2001, 343, 711) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4) (0.64 g, 17 mmol) in ethanol (30 ml) was refluxed with stirring for 6 hours. The resulting solution was cooled to room temperature and water (15 ml) was added to destroy excess NaBH4. The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane and the combined extracts were washed with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution [NH4Cl] and then water. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and then filtered through silica gel. The filtrate was then evaporated to dryness to obtain a yellow solid. Yield: 2.0 g (91%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD2Cl2): δ 7.58-6.80 (m, 20H, Ph-H), 3.86 (d, 4H, NCH2), 3.65 (br, 2H, NH), 2.21 (s, 24H, CH3), 1.80 (m, 8H, cyclohexane-H). 31P{1H} NMR (162 MHz, CD2Cl2): δ−13.

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