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With 1-ethyl-(3-(3-dimethylamino)propyl)-carbodiimide hydrochloride; N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine; In dichloromethane; for 2.0h; |
To a stirred solution of 3-cyanobenzaldeliyde (3.25 mmol) was added iV-metliyl piperizine (3.25 mmol) followed by NaB(OAc)3H (4.25 (mmol). The mixture was stirred for 4 h and concentrated. The residual material was partitioned between CH2Cl2 and NaHCC>3 (sat.) and the organic phase was then collected. The organic phase was concentrated (0.70 g, 3.25 mmol) and dissolved in THF (5 mL). The solution was cooled in an ice bath, and to this was added lithium aluminum hydride (1.0 M in THF, 4.8 mL, 4.88 mmol). The solution was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was quenched with excess sodium sulfate decahydrate (~1 g), and then filtered through diatomaceous earth. The material was concentrated to give a clear oil of the benzylamine which was used without further purification. 4-Phenoxy benzoic acid was dissolved in CH2Cl2 (2 mL) and to titiis was added EDCI (0.107 g, 0.56 mmol) followed by DIEA (0.048 mL, 0.56 mmol) and the benzyl amine obtained from the previous step (0.10 g, 0.50 mmol). The reaction was stirred for 2 h, and then partitioned between CH2Cl2 and NaHCO3 (sat.). The organic layer was concentrated and the residual oil chromatographed (SiO2, CH2Cl2/5% NH3 in MeOH, 95:5) to give the title compound as a white solid.1HNMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) delta 2.30 (s, 3H), 2.49 (br s, 8H), 3.51 (s, 2H), 4.63 (d, 2H, J = 5.4 Hz), 6.27 (s, IH), 6.96-7.05 (m, 4H), 7.16 (t, IH, J = 7.5 Hz), 7.25 (m, IH), 7.30-7.39 (m, 5H), 7.75-7.78 (d, 2H, J = 7.8 Hz). |