Sodium cyanoborohydride → ((1R)-1-Phenylpropyl){[4-methoxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)phenyl]methyl}amine

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The title compound was prepared by the same procedure for (6,4′-dimethoxybiphenyl-3-ylmethyl)-(1-quinolin-4-yl-ethyl)-amine from (R)-(+)-1-phenylpropylamine (405 mg, 3.0 mmol, Lancaster Synthesis Ltd.), 6,4′-Dimethoxybiphenyl-3-carbaldehyde (242 mg, 1.0 mmol) and sodium cyanoborohydride (1.0 g, 16 mmol, Aldrich). The title compound was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, hexane/ethyl acetate 2/3) in form as white solid in 52% yield (187 mg, 0.52 mmol).

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