Sodium Iodide → (S)-3-(m-tolylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-ol

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To a solution of the (S)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (100 mg, 0.33 mmol) in anhydrous acetonitrile (2 mL) were added K2CO3 (91 mg, 0.66 mmol), NaI (12 mg, 0.0825 mmol) and m-toluidine (42 mg, 0.39 mmol). The mixture was refluxed overnight. The mixture was filtered, and the filter cake was washed with EtOAc. The filtrate was concentrated to give the crude product, which was purified by preparative TLC (3:1 Petroleum ether/EtOAc) to give (S)-3-(m-tolylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-ol (45 mg, 57%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ=2.05 (m, 2H), 2.25 (s, 3H), 3.25 (m, 2H), 3.40 (s, 2H), 4.90 (m, 1H), 6.50 (m, 4H), 7.05 (m, 1H), 7.30 (m, 1H), 7.40 (d, 3H).

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