Acetaldehyde, 2,2-dimethoxy- → (R)-N-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)-3-methylbutan-2-amine

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2,2-Dimethoxyacetaldehyde (60% in water, 8.7 mL) was added to (R)-3-methylbutan-2-amine (5.0 g) in methanol (25 mL) and the mixture stirred at ambient temperature overnight. A slurry of palladium on carbon (5%, 1.2 g) in water (10 mL) was added and the mixture was hydrogenated at 5 bar pressure with stirring for 3 hours. The mixture was filtered through Celite and the filter pad washed with methanol (3×100 mL). The combined filtrate and washings were concentrated to a volume of −10 mL and then toluene (200 mL) was added. The mixture was concentrated, more toluene (200 mL) was added and the mixture was concentrated once more to give the titled compound as a yellow oil. Yield 8.0 g.

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