Iodine → N-(2-(2-benzyloxyphenyl)ethyl)-N-methylamine

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At 0° C., a solution of 2-(2-benzyloxyphenyl)-N-methylacetamide (9.39 g, 36.8 mmol) in tetrahydroufran (150 ml) was added dropwise to a suspension of sodium borohydride (1.67 g, 44.12 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (100 ml). After the addition was finished, a solution of iodine (4.67 g, 18.39 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (200 ml) was added dropwise. The solution was warmed to reflux for 16 h. It was cooled to 0° C. Methanol (200 ml) was added dropwise. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in an aqueous 20% sodium hydroxide solution (200 ml) and tert-butyl methyl ether (200 ml). The phases were separated. The aqueous phase was extracted with tert-butyl methyl ether (3×75 ml). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography on silica (400 g), using dichloromethane/methanol/25% aqueous ammonia as eluent (100:10:1), to give 4.38 g of N-(2-(2-benzyloxyphenyl)ethyl)-N-methylamine.

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