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HRID 2368956Generated: October 25, 2026

(-)-Mandelic acid → (S)-N-Benzyl-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-amine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(-)-Mandelic acidHCID 11914—
Reactant4-Methoxy-alpha-methyl-N-(phenylmethyl)benzeneethanamineHCID 3016422—
Product(S)-N-Benzyl-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-amineHCID 4049285244%

Reaction Steps

A sample of 3.36 g (13.2 mmol) of the racemate 1-(4′-methoxyphenyl)-2-benzylaminopropane (42) was reacted with 2.0 g (13.2 mmol) of (R)-(−)-mandelic acid to give 740 mg (44% based on enantiomeric abundance) of the free amine after workup. 1H NMR, (CDCl3) δ□ 1.10 (d, 3H, J=6.2 Hz), 2.55-2.76 (m, 2H), 2.88-2.95 (m, 1H), 3.73-3.88 (m, 2H), 3.79 (s, 3H), 6.80 (d, 2H, J=8.7 Hz), 7.08 (d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.15-7.30 (m, 5H); MS (APCI+) m/z (rel): 256 (100); [α]D=+30.5° (c=1.1 MeOH).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08703826B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_04
ORD IDord-e503b5db6f944bafad255d4e83a93a28
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_04