Cyclopropylamine → N-(3,3-bis(4-fluorophenyl)propyl)cyclopropanamine

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To solution of 3,3-bis(4-fluorophenyl)propanal (1.00 g, 4.06 mmol, see Method H for preparation) in MeOH (15 ml) was added cyclopropanamine (0.285 ml, 4.06 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for overnight at 25° C. Sodium borohydride (0.307 g, 8.12 mmol) was carefully added to the reaction mixture over 15 min. After stirring an additional 15 min volatiles were removed by concentration under reduced pressure. The leftover residue was solubilized with 60 mL of a 1:2 mixture of 10% NaOH and ethyl acetate. The organic phase was separated and the aqueous phase was extracted further with ethyl acetate (2×40 mL). Purification by chromatography on silica (eluted with 0->10% MeOH/CH2Cl2+0->1% NH4OH) gave N-(3,3-bis(4-fluorophenyl)propyl)cyclopropanamine 181. The product was dissolved in CH2Cl2 and made into the HCl salt by precipitation with etheral HCl and then concentration of volatiles.

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