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HRID 2248840Generated: November 2, 2026

Sodium Iodide → N-Methylaniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium IodideHCID 5238—
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant1,2,3,4-TetrahydroquinolineHCID 69460—
ReactantBenzenamine, N-3-butenyl-N-methyl-HCID 577490—
ReactantEthanol, 1-bromo-HCID 14202443—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductN-MethylanilineHCID 7515—
ProductHomoallyl bromideHCID 21241—
ProductBenzenamine, N-3-butenyl-N-methyl-HCID 577490—
Product1-Phenylpiperidin-4-olHCID 2737154—

Reaction Steps

Referring to the above reaction diagram, tetrahydroquinoline may be alkylated in methanol by adding excess bromoethanol, sodium iodide and potassium carbonate and refluxing the solution for 24 hours. The product is preferably isolated in water and purified by vacuum distillation. If phenylpiperazine is the starting material, it is alkylated under the same reaction conditions. A 1-phenyl-4-piperidinol structure is synthesized by preparing N-but-3-enyl--N-methylaniline, and treating with aqueous trifluoroacetic acid. N-but-3-enyl--N-methylaniline is provided by alkylation of N-methylaniline with 4-bromobut-1-ene. 1-Phenyl-3-pyrrolidinol is synthesized by the reaction of aniline with 1,4-dibromo-2-butanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05041509
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_08
ORD IDord-debd344a8a76421cbf09db4f3ee3f141
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_08