Benzylamine → Benzyl-(1-amino-3-chloro-2-propanol)

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46.25 g of epichlorohydrin, 33.5 g of benzylamine and 250 ml of cyclohexane were stirred together at ambient temperature for 24 hours. The precipitate formed was filtered off and recrystallized from toluene to give N-benzyl-3-amino-1-chloropropan-2-ol (1A), as a crystalline solid, m.p.: 70°-71° C., in 55% yield.

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