ethyl 3-[(4-fluorophenyl)methylamino]propanoate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:-78.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A solution of 3-(4-fluoro-benzylamino)-propionic acid ethyl ester (158 mg, 0.701 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (8 mL) was stirred under an environment of nitrogen at −78° C. and treated via syringe with 0.5 M in toluene potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)-amide (1.4 mL, 0.701 mmol). After 15 min, 4-bromo-2-methyl-2-butene (104 mg, 0.701 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 6 h. The reaction was allowed to warm to 25° C. and was diluted with a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (25 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude oil was purified by flash column chromatography (ISCO RediSep column, 5 to 60% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give 2-[(4-fluoro-benzylamino)-methyl]-5-methyl-hex-4-enoic acid ethyl ester (181 mg, 37%) as a colorless oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 1.25 (t, 3H, J=7.0 Hz), 1.60 (s, 3H), 1.68 (s, 3H), 2.18-2.25 (m, 1H), 2.28-2.37 (m, 1H), 2.55-2.62 (m, 1H), 2.69 (dd, 1H, J1=11.7 Hz, J2=4.7 Hz), 2.86 (dd, 1H, J1=11.7 Hz, J2=8.6 Hz), 3.67-3.81 (m, 2H), 4.10-4.18 (m, 2H), 5.04-5.08 (m, 1H), 6.98 (t, 2H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.23-7.27 (m, 2H). LC-MS (ESI) calculated for C17H24FNO2: 293.4, found 294.5 [M+H+]. to warm to 25° C. extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL) The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate filtered concentrated in vacuo The crude oil was purified by flash column chromatography (ISCO RediSep column, 5 to 60% ethyl acetate in hexanes)

Conditions: temp:25.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A suspension of β-alanine ethyl ester hydrochloride salt (2.0 g, 13.0 mmol), 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (1.61 g, 13.0 mmol), sodium acetate (2.13 g, 26.0 mmol), and 4 Å molecular sieves (0.5 g/mmol) in methanol (50 mL) was treated with sodium cyanoborohydride (1.63 g, 26.0 mmol). The reaction was stirred at 25° C. for 4 h, diluted with a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (150 mL), and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude oil was purified by flash column chromatography (ISCO RediSep column, 20 to 70% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to give 3-(4-fluoro-benzylamino)-propionic acid ethyl ester (2.08 g, 71%) as a colorless oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 1.26 (t, 3H, J=7.0 Hz), 2.52 (t, 2H, J=6.5 Hz), 2.88 (t, 2H, J=6.2 Hz), 3.76 (s, 2H), 4.14 (q, 2H, J=6.8 Hz), 6.96-7.01 (m, 2H), 7.26-7.28 (m, 2H). LC-MS (ESI) calculated for C12H11FNO2: 225.3, found 226.2 [M+H+]. extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL) The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate filtered concentrated in vacuo The crude oil was purified by flash column chromatography (ISCO RediSep column, 20 to 70% ethyl acetate in hexanes)