Tyramine → HCID 59643315, compound

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Reaction Steps

A suspension of tyramine (1 g; 7.29 mmol) in MeOH (8 ml) was treated with 4-trifluoromethyl benzaldehyde (1.27 g; 7.29 mmol) and trimethylorthoformate (5 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at rt overnight and then treated with sodium borohydride (0.69 g; 18.23 mmol) in small portions. After stirring for 30 minutes, it was concentrated and partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic phase was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. Crystallization from ethyl ether-hexane provided the title compound as a white crystalline solid (1.67 g; 78% yield). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.54 (d, 2H, J=8.0), 7.37 (d, 2H, J=8.0), 7.00 (d, 2H, J=8.4), 6.68 (d, 2H, J=8.4), 4.50 (bs, 2H), 3.86 (s, 2H), 2.88 (t, 2H, J=6.9), 2.77 (t, 2H, J=6.9).

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