Sodium borohydride → N-Ethylcycloheptanamine

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Sodium borohydride (3.78 g) was gradually added with ice bath cooling to a methanol (600 ml) solution of N-ethylidenecycloheptylamine (41.7 g) and agitated at 10° C. for 3 hours. Thereafter, the solvent was distilled off, followed by extraction with methylene chloride. Then, the extract was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Methylene chloride was distilled off and the obtained oil was distilled under reduced pressure to obtain N-ethylcycloheptylamine (35.96 g). b.p. 110°-113° C./26.6 mbar.

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