Cyclohexane → HCID 86730041, compound

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To a stirred mixture of 6-iodo-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one (I-8A, 20.90 g, 77 mmol), p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (0.584 g, 3.07 mmol), and cyclohexane (40 mL) was added (S)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidin-1-amine (10 g, 77 mmol) dropwise at room temperature under nitrogen. The mixture was heated with azeotropic removal of water for 5 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (20 mL) and mixed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (15 mL). The aqueous layer was separated and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×30 mL). The combined organic solutions were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. Flash chromatography purification (330 g silica gel column, gradient elution from 0% to 20% EtOAc in hexanes) afforded (S)—N-(6-iodo-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-ylidene)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidin-1-amine (29.1 g, 76 mmol) as a yellow liquid. LC/MS M+1=385.

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