2,2-Diphenylethylamine → {3-[3-(2,2-Diphenyl-ethylamino)-propoxy]-phenyl}-acetic acid methyl ester

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A solution of [3-(3-bromo-propoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid methyl ester (2) (2.0 g, 0.007 mol) and 2,2-diphenylethylamine (2.5 g, 0.013 mol) in DMSO (5 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×25 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (15 mL), dried over Na2SO4, concentrated to an oil, which was purified by flash chromatography (9:1 CH2Cl2/MeOH) to give the desired product as oil 2.72 g in 96% yield. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.24 (m, 7H), 7.19 (t, 3H), 6.85 (d, 1H), 6.74 (s, 1H), 6.72 (d, 2H), 5.26 (s, 1H), 4.22 (t, 1H), 3.96 (t, 2H), 3.68 (s, 3H), 3.57 (d, 2H), 3.26 (d, 2H), 2.84 (t, 2H), 1.92 (m, 2H). 13C NMR (CDCl3) δ 173.3, 160.5, 144.4, 136.7, 130.9, 130.1, 129.5, 129.4, 127.9, 122.9, 116.9, 114.6, 67.6, 56.0, 53.5, 52.6, 48.3, 42.6, 31.0.

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