Propylamine → [3-(4-Nitro-3-propylaminomethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-carbamic acid benzyl ester

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A mixture of [3-(3-formyl-4-nitro-phenoxy)-phenyl]-carbamic acid benzyl ester (0.038 mol) in DCE (300 mL) was cooled in an ice bath to 15° C., then propylamine (0.042 mol), followed by NaBH(OAc)3 (0.057 mol) which was added portionwise. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature and the mixture was washed with a saturated NaHCO3 solution. The organic layer was separated, dried (MgSO4), filtered off and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified by column chromatography over silica gel (eluent: 90:10 CH2Cl2:CH3OH). The product fractions were collected and the solvent was evaporated, then co-evaporated with toluene to yield the title compound as a residue.

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