Acetic Acid → N-benzyl-1-phenylethylamine

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The process is carried out as in Example 6, but the reaction conditions are modified as follows: 0.636 g (3 mmol) of N-benzyl-N-(1-phenylethylidene)amine, 10.2 mg (0.0152 mmol) of [Ir(1,5-cyclooctadiene)Cl]2, 21.4 mg (0.0333 mmol) of {(R)-1-[(S)-2-diphenylphosphino)ferrocenyl]}ethyl-di(3,5-dimethylphenyl)phosphine (ligand) and 15 mg (0.04 mmol) of tetrabutylammonium iodide, 2 ml of acetic acid, 15 ml of toluene, 30 bar of hydrogen, reaction temperature: 25° C. The reaction time is 20 minutes. The conversion is complete, the ee 31%.

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