Dimethylformamide → (+)-[2-(3,4-Dichloro-phenyl)-ethyl]-methyl-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-cyclohexyl)-amine

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(±)-cis-2-Pyrrolidinyl-N-methylcyclohexylamine (3 gm) was combined with anhydrous dimethylformamide (70 ml) and warmed to 60° C. 2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)ethyl methanesulfonate (14 gm) was added to the warm amine solution over 3 days. The reaction mixture was diluted to 500 ml with water and extracted with chloroform. The combined extracts were washed with water and treated with a solution of hydrogen bromide in methanol. The solution was concentrated on a rotary evaporator and the residual dimethylformamide removed by distillation under high vacuum. The residue was triturated with 2-propanol to provide a white solid. The solid was recrystallized from 2-propanol. Analytical data are reported in Table I.

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