A novel method for the preparation of 1-substituted 2,2-dimethoxyethylamine
hydrochlorides was developed. The method includes three highly efficient
steps: (1) direct use of aqueous (MeO)2CHCHO for the
preparation of N,O-acetal
by condensation with Betti base without acidic catalyst; (2) regioselective
alkylations of the N,O-acetal
with Grignard reagents; and (3) Pd/C catalytic hydrogenolyses
of benzylamines in the presence of ClCH2CHCl2 to
directly give the target products as crystalline amine hydrochlorides.
The method reported is extremely convenient and highly efficient
with wide substrate scopes.
heterocycles - alkylation - N-debenzylation - Betti base - 2,2-dimethoxyethylamines