Methanol → HCID 178495626, compound

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To a mixture of trans-4-methoxymethyl-cyclohexylamine hydrochloride (0.7 g), cyclohexanone (0.4 g), diisoropylethylamine (0.5 g) and molecular sieves (3 g) in THF (5 mL) and methanol (5 mL) was added sodium cyanoborohydride (0.49 g) and the mixture stirred overnight at room temperature. Insoluble material was removed by filtration and the crude product purified by flash chromatography to give cyclohexyl-(trans-4-methoxymethyl-cyclohexyl)-amine (0.29 g).

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