New convergent one pot synthesis of amino benzyl ethers bearing a nitrogen-containing bicycle

We report herein a new convergent one pot method for the synthesis of amino benzyl ethers containing a bicyclic amine, derived from different substituted benzyl alcohols and bicyclic amino alcohols such as tropine, pseudotropine, and 3-quinuclidinol, using chlorotrimethylsilane and sodium iodide. In order to avoid the competitive reaction with the nitrogen atom, a solution of the separately prepared alkoxide of tropine, pseudotropine, and 3-quinuclidinol was added to the preformed substituted benzyl iodides and allowed to reflux at 90?°C for 15?h under nitrogen atmosphere. This method provides an efficient alternative of the preparation of amino benzyl ethers in organic synthesis with good yields in comparison with existed methods.