HCID 12875491, compound → 1-(Diphenylmethyl)-4-piperidinamine

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To a solution of 15.5 parts of 4-amino-1-(diphenylmethyl)-pyridinium bromide in 600 parts by volume of methanol is added 1.6 part of platinum dioxide catalyst and the resulting mixture is shaken with hydrogen at 60 psi pressure and room temperature for forty-two hours. The catalyst is then removed by filtration and the filtrate evaporated to dryness in vacuo. The residue is suspended in 200 parts by volume of 10% sodium carbonate solution and extracted with three 200 parts by volume portions of methylene chloride. The methylene chloride extracts are combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness in vacuo. The solid residue obtained is triturated with 250 parts by volume of anhydrous ethyl ether, filtered and the filtrate evaporated to yield 1-(diphenylmethyl)-4-piperidinamine, as a colorless solid melting at about 84°-95° C. This compound is represented by the following structural formula. ##STR20##

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