Diallylamine → Cyanamide, diallyl

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 1-Boc-4-piperidone (2.61 g, 13.03 mmol) in 1,2-dichloroethane (25 mL) was added diallyl amine (1.7 mL, 13.77 mmol) and the mixture cooled to 0° C. Titanium(IV) isopropoxide (3.9 mL, 13.3 mmol) was then added and the reaction warmed to room temperature and stirred for 2.5 d. The resultant orange mixture was then cooled to 0° C. and diethylaluminum cyanide added (1 M in toluene, 16 mL, 16 mmol) The reaction was warmed to room temperature, stirred for 3.5 h then diluted with CH2Cl2 (30 mL) and EtOAc (25 mL). The mixture was cooled to 0° C., quenched with water (7 mL) and filtered through celite, washing with CH2Cl2 and MeOH. The resultant filtrate was concentrated, diluted with CH2Cl2 (150 mL), dried (Na2SO4), concentrated and purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (Hexanes/EtOAc, 3:1 then 1:1) to afford the diallylamino-cyanide intermediate (2.79 g, 70%) as a yellow oil.

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