Isobutylamine → HCID 53656947, compound

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Reaction Steps

To an ice-cooled solution of benzyl bromoacetate (17.1 g, 74.6 mmol) in toluene (200 ml) was added isobutylamine (14.8 ml, 150 mmol) with stirring. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature then heated at reflux for 1.5 h before leaving to cool to room temperature overnight. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed with brine. The organic phase was dried (anhydrous MgSO4), filtered and evaporated to an oil which was purified further by column chromatography (silica gel, 25% ethyl acetate in hexane) to give the title compound as a yellow oil (8.96 g, 54%). 1H-NMR; δ(CDCl3), 7.35 (5H, m), 5.18 (2H, s), 3.45 (2H, s), 2.41 (2H, d, J=6.8 Hz), 1.74 (2H, m) and 0.92 (6H, d, J=6.8 Hz).

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