Synthesis and SAR of 1-Alkyl-2-phenylethylamines
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concentrated in vacuo, and the residue was dissolved in
dichloromethane (10 mL). To the resulting solution was added
4 N HCl in dioxane (10 mL, 40.0 mmol), concentrated, and
recrystallized from diisopropyl ether to obtain (()-5e as a
yellow crystal (1.88 g, 76%): mp 120.5-122 °C; 1H NMR
(CDCl3) δ 0.79 (3 H, t, J ) 6.2 Hz, CH3 of Pen), 1.10-1.70 (8
H, m, 4 × CH2), 2.78 (1 H, d d, J ) 9.5, 13.4 Hz, one of CH2-
Ar), 3.10-3.21 (3 H, m, CH2Ph and one of CH2Ar), 3.25-3.4
(1 H, m, CHN), 3.81 (3 H, s, CH3O), 4.19 (2 H, t, J ) 7.5 Hz,
OCH2Bn), 6.70-6.82 (3 H, m, ArH), 7.19-7.31 (5 H, m, ArH),
8.46 (3 H, br s, NH3+); MS (CI) m/z 342 (M+ + 1, 100%), 325,
242, 105, 100; IR (KBr) 3436, 1603, 1517, 1467, 1455, 1428
cm-1. Anal. (C22H31NO2‚HCl) C, H, N.
treated by method C, and the resulting HCl salt was recrystal-
lized from toluene-hexanes to obtain (-)-6i (16.20 g, 67%):
mp 99-100 °C; [R]D ) -21.7 (c ) 0.580, CHCl3); 1H NMR
(CDCl3) δ 0.80 (3 H, t, J ) 6.1 Hz, CH3 of iso-Pen), 0.83 (3 H,
t, J ) 6.1 Hz, CH3 of iso-Pen), 0.91 (3 H, t, J ) 7.4 Hz, CH3 of
Pr), 1.05-2.05 (7 H, m, 3 × CH2 and CHMe2), 2.60-2.95 (2 H,
m, CH2N), 2.91 (1 H, d d, J ) 8.2, 13.3 Hz, one of CH2Ar),
3.16 (2 H, t, J ) 7.4 Hz, CH2Ph), 3.10-3.35 (1 H, m, CHN),
3.34 (1 H, d d, J ) 5.4, 13.3 Hz, one of CH2Ar), 3.84 (3 H, s,
CH3O), 4.20 (2 H, t, J ) 7.4 Hz, OCH2Bn), 6.70-6.90 (3 H, m,
ArH), 7.15-7.45 (5 H, m, ArH), 9.43 (2 H, br s, NH2+); MS
(CI) m/z 384 (M+ + 1), 142 (100%); IR (KBr) 3447, 2956, 2793,
2511, 2428, 1592, 1520, 1497, 1454 cm-1. Anal. (C25H37NO2‚
HCl) C, H, N.
Meth od C: (()-N-P r op yl-1-p en tyl-2-[4-m eth oxy-3-(2-
p h en yleth oxy)p h en yl]eth yla m in e Hyd r och lor id e ((()-
6e) a n d (()-N,N-Dip r op yl-1-p en t yl-2-[4-m et h oxy-3-(2-
p h en yleth oxy)p h en yl]eth yla m in e Hyd r och lor id e ((()-
7e). A suspension of (()-5e (1.46 g, 3.86 mmol), propyl bromide
(0.72 g, 5.83 mmol), and K2CO3 (1.34 g, 9.68 mmol) in N,N-
dimethylformamide (3.0 mL) was stirred at room temperature
for 5 days. The reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl
acetate and water. The separated organic phase was washed
with water and saturated brine, dried (MgSO4), concentrated
in vacuo, and then chromatographed (CHCl3/EtOH, 200:1-
50:1) to separate the two desired products. Each product was
treated with 4 N HCl in dioxane in chloroform and gave (()-
6e (0.49 g, 30%, after recrystallization from toluene-hexanes)
as a colorless crystal and (()-7e (0.17 g, 10%) as a light yellow
amorphous solid.
The combined filtrates when resoluted were concentrated
and partitioned between diethyl ether and 1 N aqueous NaOH.
The separated organic phase was washed with 1 N aqueous
NaOH and saturated brine, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated
in vacuo. The residue was treated with (S)-(+)-mandelic acid
(37% yield), and the resulting optical amine was reacted with
propyl bromide (73% yield), by the same procedure as for the
preparation of compound (-)-6i, to obtain (+)-6i: mp 98-99
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°C; [R]D ) +21.9 (c ) 0.456, CHCl3); H NMR (CDCl3) δ 0.80
(3 H, t, J ) 6.1 Hz, CH3 of iso-Pen), 0.83 (3 H, t, J ) 6.1 Hz,
CH3 of iso-Pen), 0.91 (3 H, t, J ) 7.4 Hz, CH3 of Pr), 1.05-
2.05 (7 H, m, 3 × CH2 and CHMe2), 2.60-2.95 (2 H, m, CH2N),
2.91 (1 H, dd, J ) 8.2, 13.3 Hz, one of CH2Ar), 3.16 (2 H, t, J
) 7.4 Hz, CH2Ph), 3.10-3.35 (1 H, m, CHN), 3.34 (1 H, dd, J
) 5.4, 13.3 Hz, one of CH2Ar), 3.84 (3 H, s, CH3O), 4.20 (2 H,
t, J ) 7.4 Hz, OCH2Bn), 6.70-6.90 (3 H, m, ArH), 7.15-7.45
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(()-6e: mp 93-94 °C; H NMR (CDCl3) δ 0.80 (3 H, t, J )
(5 H, m, ArH), 9.43 (2 H, br s, NH2+); MS (CI) m/z 384 (M+
+
6.5 Hz, CH3 of Pen), 0.91 (3 H, t, J ) 7.4 Hz, CH3 of Pr), 1.10-
2.00 (10 H, m, 5 × CH2), 2.65-2.90 (2 H, m, CH2N), 2.90 (1 H,
dd, J ) 8.4, 13.2 Hz, one of CH2Ar), 3.15 (2 H, t, J ) 7.5 Hz,
CH2Ph), 3.10-3.30 (1 H, m, CHN), 3.34 (1 H, dd, J ) 5.0, 13.2
Hz, one of CH2Ar), 3.84 (3 H, s, CH3O), 4.20 (2 H, t, J ) 7.5
Hz, OCH2Bn), 6.75-6.84 (3 H, m, ArH), 7.20-7.35 (5 H, m,
ArH), 9.44 (2 H, br s, NH2+); MS (CI) m/z 384 (M+ + 1, 100%),
142; IR (KBr) 3436, 2955, 2857, 2796, 2741, 2515, 2428, 1605,
1589, 1519, 1498, 1455 cm-1. Anal. (C25H37NO2‚HCl) C, H, N.
1), 142 (100%); IR (KBr) 3523, 2955, 2795, 2511, 2427, 1592,
1520, 1498, 1454 cm-1. Anal. (C25H37NO2‚HCl) C, H, N.
Meth od E: 1,1-Dip r op yl-2-[4-m eth oxy-3-(2-p h en yleth -
oxy)ph en yl]eth ylam in e Fu m ar ate (8). A solution of 4-meth-
oxy-3-(2-phenylethoxy)phenylacetonitrile (11) (10.00 g, 37.4
mmol) in dried diethyl ether (50 mL) was added dropwise over
0.5 h to a refluxed solution of allylmagnesium bromide in dried
diethyl ether which was prepared by treatment of allyl bromide
(9.29 g, 76.8 mmol) and magnesium (1.93 g, 79.4 mmol) in
dried diethyl ether (100 mL). After heating for 8 h, the re-
sulting mixture was quenched with saturated aqueous NH4Cl
and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed
with saturated aqueous NH4Cl and saturated brine, dried
(MgSO4), concentrated in vacuo, and then chromatographed
(CHCl3/EtOH, 100:1), followed by treatment with fumaric acid
in a mixture of acetone and diethyl ether to obtain 1,1-diallyl-
2-[4-methoxy-3-(2-phenylethoxy)phenyl]ethylamine fumarate
(2.03 g, 11%): mp 127-128.5 °C; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 2.10-
2.30 (4 H, m, 2 × CCH2C of allyl), 2.69 (2 H, s, CH2Ar), 3.03
(2 H, t, J ) 7.1 Hz, CH2Ph), 3.73 (3 H, s, CH3O), 4.13 (2 H, t,
J ) 7.1 Hz, OCH2Bn), 5.11 (2 H, dd, J ) 5.11, 8.9 Hz, 2 × one
of CH2dC), 5.18 (2 H, s, 2 × one of CH2dC), 5.80-6.05 (2 H,
m, CHdC), 6.48 (2 H, s, CHdCH of fumaric acid), 6.76 (1H,
dd, J ) 1.5, 8.3 Hz, ArH at 6), 6.90 (1 H, d, J ) 8.3 Hz, ArH
at 5), 6.92 (1 H, d, J ) 1.5 Hz, ArH at 2), 7.15-7.40 (5 H, m,
ArH of Ph); MS (CI) m/z 352 (M+ + 1), 110 (100%); IR (KBr)
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(()-7e: H NMR (CDCl3) δ 0.78 (3 H, t, J ) 6.3 Hz, CH3 of
Pen), 0.92 (3 H, t, J ) 7.3 Hz, CH3 of Pr), 0.98 (3 H, t, J ) 7.3
Hz, CH3 of Pr), 1.05-2.15 (12 H, m, 6 × CH2), 2.65-3.05 (5 H,
m, 2 × CH2N and CHN), 3.16 (2 H, t, J ) 7.4 Hz, CH2Ph),
3.40-3.55 (2 H, m, CH2Ar), 3.84 (3 H, s, CH3O), 4.22 (2 H, t,
J ) 7.4 Hz, OCH2Bn), 6.80-6.90 (3 H, m, ArH), 7.20-7.40 (5
H, m, ArH), 11.83 (1 H, br s, NH+); MS (CI) m/z 426 (M+ + 1),
184 (100%); IR (KBr) 3401, 2934, 2874, 2607, 2471, 1661, 1605,
1591, 1516, 1455 cm-1. Anal. (C28H43NO2‚HCl) C, H, N.
Meth od D: (-)-N-P r op yl-1-(3-m eth ylbu tyl)-2-[4-m eth -
oxy-3-(2-p h en ylet h oxy)p h en yl]et h yla m in e Hyd r och lo-
r id e ((-)-6i) a n d (+)-N-P r op yl-1-(3-m et h ylb u t yl)-2-[4-
m eth oxy-3-(2-p h en yleth oxy)p h en yl]eth yla m in e Hyd r o-
ch lor id e ((+)-6i). After reaction of (()-N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-
1-(3-methylbutyl)-2-[4-methoxy-3-(2-phenylethoxy)phenyl]ethyl-
amine ((()-10i) (89.69 g, 203 mmol) in a mixture of trifluoro-
acetic acid (156 mL) and dichloromethane (156 mL) (method
B), to the concentrated residue was added saturated aqueous
NaHCO3, followed by extraction with CH2Cl2. The extract was
dried (MgSO4), concentrated in vacuo, and chromatographed
(CHCl3/MeOH, 30:1-20:1) to obtain (()-1-(3-methylbutyl)-2-
[4-methoxy-3-(2-phenylethoxy)phenyl]ethylamine (free amine
of (()-5i) (59.65 g, 86%).
A mixture of the free amine of (()-5i (59.65 g, 175 mmol)
and (R)-(-)-mandelic acid (26.58 g, 175 mmol) in 2-propanol
(257 mL) was heated at reflux to dissolve and left to stand
overnight. The precipitated crystal was collected by filtration,
and the recrystallization of the crystal from 2-propanol was
repeated four times to obtain mandelate (30.27 g). The
resulting crystal was partitioned between diethyl ether and 1
N aqueous NaOH. The separated organic phase was washed
with 1 N aqueous NaOH and saturated brine, dried (MgSO4),
and concentrated in vacuo to obtain optical 5i (21.22 g, 36%).
3078, 2910, 1694, 1642, 1566, 1520, 1442, 1368, 1264 cm-1
.
Anal. (C23H29NO2‚C4H4O4) C, H, N.
The fumarate (1.64 g, mmol) was treated with 2 N aqueous
NaOH in ethyl acetate to obtain the free amine. The free amine
was stirred with PtO2 (25 mg) in ethyl acetate (15 mL) under
an atmosphere of hydrogen. After the theoretical amount of
hydrogen was taken up, the suspension was filtered through
Celite. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the chro-
matographed (CHCl3/EtOH, 15:1), followed by treatment with
fumaric acid in a mixture of acetone and diethyl ether to give
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8 (1.35 g, 82%): mp 167.5-168.5 °C; H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ
0.85 (6 H, t, J ) 6.1 Hz, 2 × CH3 of Pr), 1.10-1.55 (8 H, m,
CH2CH2 of Pr), 2.75 (2 H, s, CH2Ar), 3.03 (2 H, t, J ) 7.0 Hz,
CH2Ph), 3.73 (3 H, s, CH3O), 4.14 (2 H, t, J ) 7.0 Hz, OCH2-
Bn), 6.44 (2 H, s, CHdCH of fumaric acid), 6.73 (1 H, dd, J )
1.6, 8.1 Hz, ArH), 6.91 (1 H, d, J ) 8.1 Hz, ArH), 6.92 (1 H, d,
J ) 1.6 Hz, ArH), 7.15-7.40 (5 H, m, ArH); MS (CI) m/z 356
A mixture of the optical amine (19.53 g, 57.2 mmol), propyl
bromide (7.74 g, 62.9 mM), and K2CO3 (9.49 g, 68.7 mmol) was