2-Naphthalenecarboxaldehyde → (S)-2-{[(Naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-amino]-methyl}-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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Experimental conditions were analogous to Example 1. 0.27 g (1.76 mmol) of naphthalene-2-carbaldehyde, 0.35 g (1.76 mmol) of (S)-2-aminomethyl-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester, were dissolved in 10 mL dichloromethane, and 0.55 g (2.64 mmol) of sodium triacetoxyborohydride was added. The reaction was quenched with aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The residue from the organic layer was purified using flash chromatography (ethyl acetate in hexane), yielded to 350 mg of the free base as colorless oil. LC-MSD, m/z for C21H28N2O2 [M+H]+: 341.2

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