1-Cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde → N-(cyclohexa-1-en-1-ylmethyl)-2-(1-cyclohexyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)-2-oxoethanamine

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2-(1-cyclohexyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)-2-oxoethanamine (695 mg) was dissolved in methylene chloride (12 mL), and titanium tetraisopropoxide (1.1 mL) and 1-cyclohexene-1-carboaldehyde (309 mg) were added thereto, followed by stirring at room temperature for 3 hours. Thereafter, the solvent was evaporated, and MeOH (15 mL) and then sodium cyanotrihydroborate (190 mg) were added to the mixture, followed by stirring for 14 hours. The solvent was evaporated, and water and EtOAc were added to the mixture. The mixture was filtered through celite and extracted with EtOAc. The extract was washed with saturated brine and then dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated and the resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform-MeOH) to obtain N-(cyclohexa-1-en-1-ylmethyl)-2-(1-cyclohexyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)-2-oxoethanamine (585 mg).

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