Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 12052797, compound

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The above-described desired (R)-2-amino-3-cyclohexyl-1-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propan-1-one (0.83 g, 2.25 mmol) was dissolved in 20 ml of dry toluene and placed in a flame-dried flask under a nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was heated to reflux and a solution of 0.45 mL of 10M borane-dimethylsulfide complex in 15 mL of dry toluene was added dropwise over ten minutes as reflux was maintained. After complete addition, the reaction mixture was refluxed an additional two hours. The reaction was then cooled to room temperature and 30 mL of 1N aq. HCl was added and the mixture stirred for one hour. Stirring was halted, the mixture was diluted with 20 mL of water and 20 mL of diethyl ether, and the layers were separated. The aqueous layer was washed with an additional 30 mL portion of diethyl ether and then made basic by addition of 50% aq. sodium hydroxide solution. The basic aqueous mixture was then extracted with three 50 mL portions of dichloromethane. The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator to yield the desired {(1R)-1-cyclohexylmethyl-2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-ethyl}-amine (0.74 g, 93% yield) as a yellow oil, which was pure enough to use in subsequent experiments; MS(+)ESI m/z=(M+H)+.

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