Methanamine, hydrochloride (1:1) → 1-(5-(4-Fluorophenyl)-1-{[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]sulfonyl}-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-N-methylmethanamine

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To a solution (12 mL) of 5-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-{[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]sulfonyl}-1H-pyrrole-3-carbaldehyde (0.55 g) in methanol were added methylammonium chloride (1.11 g) and sodium cyanoborohydride (0.26 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hr. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate was added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by basic silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane-ethyl acetate=1:1) to give the title compound as colorless crystals (yield 0.39 g, 68%).

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