Benzene → N-(2-[4-Carbomethoxyphenyl]-1-methylethyl)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethanamine

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2-Hydroxy-2-phenylethanamine (2.15 g) and 1-(4-carbomethoxyphenyl)propan-2-one (3.0 g) were heated in refluxing benzene (100 ml) under a Dean and Stark head until the theoretical amount of water had been collected. The solvent was replaced by methanol and the mixture was stirred and cooled during the portionwise addition of sodium borohydride (3.0 g). The mixture was stirred for 2 hours, the solvent was evaporated and the residue was partitioned between water and chloroform. The organic extract was dried, evaporated and recrystallised from hexane, mp 82°-84°, (45:55 mixture of diastereoisomers) and from benzene/hexane, mp 121°-122°, (80:20 mixture of diastereoisomers). τ (CDCl3) 8.97 (3H, d, J=6 Hz), 6.85-7.60 (7H, m), 6.15 (3H, s), 5.33 (1H, m), 2.81 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 2.70 (5H, m), 2.04 (2H, d, J=8 Hz). 13C NMR (d6DMSO)ppm. 20.15, 19.90; 53.82, 53.64; 55.03 54.86; 71.91, 71.73.

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