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atmosphere. The total reaction was taken into water (25 mL)
and to this was added dilute acetic acid and stirred vigor-
ously to get a clear solution. The acidic solution was treated
with NH4OH solution to adjust pH to 8.5 and extracted with
ether (50 mL). The total extracts were washed with water
(25 mL) saturated NaHCO3 solution (20 mL) and dried over
Na2SO4. The solvent was removed under vacuum to get the
crude oily compound and was purified by column chroma-
tography (ethyl acetate/hexane 5:95) to afford the pure ester
6 (1.6 g, 83%) as a yellow viscous oil. [Anal. Calcd for
C25H27NO2: C, 80.40; H, 7.29; N, 3.75. Found: C, 80.52;
H, 7.40; N, 3.92]; Rf (20% ethyl acetate/hexane) 0.6; [a]D25
Ϫ41.4 (c 1, CHCl3); IR (neat): 2990, 1740, 1600,
2:8) to yield 2 (1.0 g, 83%) as a diastereomeric mixture.
[Anal. Calcd for C30H29Cl2NO: C, 73.47; H, 5.96; N, 2.86;
Cl, 14.46 Found: C, 73.50; H, 5.89; N, 2.85; Cl, 14.50]; Rf
(25% ethyl acetate/hexane) 0.4; IR (neat): 3400, 2990, 1600,
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1350, 825 cmϪ1; H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3); d 7.4–6.95
(18H, m, 3×Ph, Ph–Cl2), 4.5 (1H, m, CH–PhCl2), 3.75 (2H
dd, AB system, J6.5, 13.7 Hz, CH2Ph), 3.65 (1H, m,
CH–NBn2), 3.05 (2H, dd, AB system J6.5 13.7 Hz,
N–CH2Ph), 1.9–1.5 (4H, m, CH2–CH2); HRMS (FAB)
Calcd for C30H29Cl2NO; 490.1691. Found 490.1704.
(1S,4S)-N,N-(Dibenzyl)-4-(3,4-dicholrophenyl)-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydro-1-napthalenamine (8). Compound 2 (0.5 g,
1 mmol) was dissolved in dry dichloromethane (10 mL) to
obtain a clear solution. To this was added a solution of
aluminium chloride (0.1 g, 0.2 mmol) in dry dichloro-
methane (5 mL) and the resulting solution was stirred for
1 h at room temperature, and washed with water (20 mL)
and brine (15 mL) dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was
removed under vacuum. The residue was purified by column
chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane 2:98) to give the aryl
compounds 8 and 8a, the major being syn 8 (0.375 g, 78%),
as a yellow viscous oil [Anal. Calcd for 8; C30H27Cl2N; C,
76.27; H, 5.76; N, 2.96; Cl, 15.01 Found: C, 76.40; H, 5.65;
N, 2.85; Cl, 15.05]; Rf (15% ethyl acetate/hexane) 0.7;
1350 cmϪ1 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3); d 7.45–7.15
;
(15H, m, 3×Ph), 3.85 (2H, d AB system, J13.8 Hz,
N–CH2Ph), 3.70 (1H, t, J7.5 Hz, CH–NBn2), 3.62 (3H,
s, OMe), 3.12 (2H, d AB system, J13.8 Hz, N–CH2Ph),
2.45–2.30 (2H, m, CH2), 2.15–2.0 (2H, m, CH2–CHN); EI
MS m/z: 373 [M]ϩ.
(4S)-N,N-(Dibenzyl)-4-amino-4-phenyl-1-butanol (7). A
solution of ester 6 (1.5 g, 4 mmol) in THF (20 mL) was
added to a suspension of LiAlH4 (0.25 g, 6.1 mmol) in dry
THF (50 mL) at 0ЊC and stirred for 30 min at the same
temperature and at room temperature for overnight. The
reaction mixture was cooled to 0ЊC and excess reagent
was quenched by careful addition of 15% aqueous NaOH
solution (0.5 mL) and (water 1 mL). After stirring for
30 min the solution was filtered through a pad of silica
and Na2SO4 and filtrate was concentrated under vacuum.
The crude product was purified by column chromatography
(ethyl acetate/hexane 2:8) to afford the pure alcohol 7
(1.05 g, 76%) as a semisolid. [Anal. Calcd for C24H27NO:
C, 83.44; H, 7.88; N, 4.05. Found: C, 83.53; H, 7.90; N,
4.07]; Rf (30% ethyl acetate/hexane) 0.35; [a]2D5Ϫ49.20 (c
[a]2D5Ϫ17.60 (c 1, CHCl3); IR: 2990, 1600, 1350, cmϪ1
;
1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3); d 7.4–7.0 (15H, m, 3×Ph,
Ph–Cl2), 6.85 (1H, dd, J8, 2 Hz, Ph–Cl2), 6.7 (1H, d,
J8 Hz, Ph–Cl2), 4.45–4.0 (2H, m, CH–NBn2,CH–Ph–
Cl2), 3.8 (2H, d, AB system, J13.7 Hz, N–CH2–Ph),
3.45 (2H, d, AB system, J13.7 Hz, N–CH2–Ph), 2.25–
2.15 (2H, m, CH2–CHN), 1.9–1.6 (2H, m, CH2–CH–Ph);
HRMS (FAB): Calcd for 472.1443; Found 472.1412.
cis-(1S,4S)-N-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-
1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-napthalenamine (9). Solution of
compound 8 (0.25 g, 0.53 mmol) in methanol (10 mL)
was hydrogenated in presence of Pd(OH)2 under hydrogen
atmosphere. After stirring the mixture vigorously for 3 h,
(Boc)2O (0.138 g, 0.63 mmol) was added to the reaction
mixture and stirred for 3 h. The reaction mass was filtered
and the filtrate was evaporated under vacuum to get the
crude product which was purified by column chroma-
tography (ethyl acetate/hexane 2:8) to afford a white solid
9 (0.162 g, 78%). mp 136–137ЊC; [Anal. Calcd for
C21H23Cl2NO2 C, 64.29; H, 5.91; N, 3.57; Cl, 18.07.
Found: C, 64.35; H, 6.00; N, 3.50; Cl, 18.10]; Rf (25%
ethyl acetate/hexane) 0.5; [a]2D5Ϫ1.80 (c 1, CHCl3); IR
1, CHCl3); IR (neat): 3500, 3030, 2990, 1600, 1350 cmϪ1
;
1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3); d 7.40–7.40 (15H, m, 3×Ph),
3.8 (2H, d AB system, J13.8 Hz, N–CH2Ph), 3.7 (1H, t,
J5.9 Hz, CH–NBn2), 3.55 (2H, t, J5.9 Hz, CH2–OH),
3.15 (2H, d AB system, J13.8 Hz, N–CH2–Ph), 1.95–1.5
(4H, m, CH2–CH2); HRMS (FAB) Calcd for C24H27NO
346.2129; Found 346.2126.
(1S,R4S)-N,N-(Dibenzyl)-4-amino-1-(3,4-dicholrophenyl)-
4-phenyl-1-butanol (2). To a stirred solution of 7 (1.0 g,
2.8 mmol) in dichloromethane (25 mL) was added pyri-
dinium dichromate (2.1 g, 5.7 mmol) in portions with
stirring at room temperature, after 5 h the reaction mixture
was diluted with ether (50 mL) and filtered through a short
silica gel column. The column was washed with ether
(50 mL) and the filtrates were concentrated at low tempera-
ture to afford the aldehyde (0.85 g, 2.4 mmol). The aldehyde
was added to a solution of 3,4 dichloro phenylmagnesium
bromide {The solution of 3,4-dichloro phenylmagnesium
bromide was prepared from 3,4-dichlorobromo benzene
(1.1 g, 4.9 mmol and magnesium (0.209 g, 8.7 mmol) in
THF (20 mL)}. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 h,
quenched with saturated ammonium chloride solution
(15 mL), and compound was extracted with ether (50 mL).
The combined extracts were washed with water (25 mL)
brine (25 mL) and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was
removed under vacuum to get the residue, which was
purified by column chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane
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(KBr): 3300, 1697, 1350, 1160 cmϪ1; H NMR (200 MHz,
CDCl3): d 7.4–7.1 (5H, m, Ph–PhCl2), 6.9 (1H, dd, J8,
2 Hz, Ph–Cl2), 6.8 (1H, d, J6.8 Hz, Ph–Cl2), 4.9 (1H, bs,
NH Boc), 4.8 (1H, distorted t, J2.5 Hz, CH–NH), 4.1 (1H,
br t, J6.8 Hz, CH–PhCl2), 2.25–2.1 (2H, m, CH2CHN),
2.0–1.80 (2H, m, CH2–CHPh), 1.50 (9H, s, O–C– (CH3)3),
EI MS m/z 334 (MϪ57)ϩ, 290, 249, 77.
cis-(1S,4S)-N-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-N-methyl-4-(3,4-
dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-napthalenamine
(10). A solution of compound 9 (0.15 g, 0.38 mmol) in THF
(2 mL) was added dropwise to a well-stirred suspension of
oil free NaH (0.02 g, 76 mmol) in THF (10 mL). After
30 min, methyl iodide (0.136 g, 0.95 mmol) was added
and the reaction mixture was stirred for 6 h. The reaction