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HRID 983717Generated: October 25, 2026

Toluene → Dichloromethane methanol ammonium hydroxide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
ReactantDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ReactantEthyl oxoacetateHCID 70211—
ReactantSodium triacetoxyborohydrideHCID 5049666—
ReactantN-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-N-methyl-1,3-propanediamineHCID 22488891—
ProductDichloromethane methanol ammonium hydroxideHCID 21896990—
Product2-[[3-[(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)amino]propyl]amino]acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 69742407—

Reaction Steps

To N-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-N-methyl-1,3-propanediamine (33 g, 0.15 mol) in CH2Cl2 (500 mL) was added ethyl glyoxalate (30 mL of a 50% toluene solution, 0.15 mol) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (40 g, 0.19 mol). After stirring for 4 hours, the reaction was washed with aqueous potassium carbonate and the solvent removed in vacuo. Chromatography on silica with CH2Cl2/MeOH/ammonium hydroxide gave 14 g of 2-[[3-[(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)amino]propyl]amino]acetic acid ethyl ester, a compound of formula (Y10).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06864368B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_03
ORD IDord-5ba9138e47a2430193492e5bbd0cb6c8
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_03