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Ch. 19 - Amines
Wade - Organic Chemistry 9th Edition
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Capitolo 19, Problema 46b

Propose mechanisms for the following reactions.
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Step 1: Analyze the starting material and product. The starting material is a ketone with a cyano group (-CN) attached to a cyclohexane ring. The product is a secondary amine in a bicyclic structure. This suggests a reduction and cyclization mechanism.
Step 2: Recognize the reagents used. The reaction involves H2 gas, a platinum (Pt) catalyst, and acidic conditions (H+). These conditions are typical for catalytic hydrogenation, which reduces functional groups such as ketones and nitriles.
Step 3: Propose the reduction of the cyano group (-CN). Under hydrogenation conditions, the cyano group is reduced to a primary amine (-CH2NH2). This step involves the addition of hydrogen atoms to the carbon and nitrogen of the cyano group.
Step 4: Propose the reduction of the ketone group. The ketone is reduced to a secondary alcohol (-CH(OH)-) via hydrogenation. This step involves the addition of hydrogen atoms to the carbonyl carbon and oxygen.
Step 5: Propose the cyclization mechanism. Under acidic conditions, the primary amine (-CH2NH2) can attack the secondary alcohol (-CH(OH)-) in an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction. This leads to the formation of a bicyclic structure with a secondary amine (-NH-) as the final product.

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