Acetonitrile → 2-Methyl-2,3-dihydro-5-benzo[b]furanyl-2-[4-(p-chlorophenyl)butylamino]-1-propanol

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A solution of 8.2 gr. (45 moles) of p-chlorophenylbutylamine in 100 ml of acetonitrile is stirred and refluxed. 12.4 gr. (90 mmoles) of potassium carbonate are added thereto, then over one hour a solution of 12 gr. (45 mmoles) of the preceding brominated cetone in 80 ml of acetonitrile. After the end of the addition, reflux is maintained for 1.5 hour. To the medium at room temperature, a solution of 1.8 gr. (48 mmoles) of sodium borohydride in 10 ml of water basified with a drop of 40% aqueus NaOH is dropwise added. The solid is filtered and the filtrate is dry evaporated. The residue is a solid. The latter added to the first one is recrystallized from a 1:1 hexane/cyclohexane mixture. 5.1 gr. (14 mmoles, 31%) of a product are obtained, the melting point of which being 107.8° C. The NMR spectrum confirms the expected structure.

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