3,3,-Diphenylcyclobutanamine is a psychostimulant

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which was originally prepared as an

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in the late 1970s. It appears to inhibit the reuptake of

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, and

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, and may also induce their

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as well. The ''N''-

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and ''N'',''N''-dimethyl analogues of the compound are also known and are more potent. All three agents produce

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in animal studies, with the tertiary amine being the strongest.

Synthesis

A number of methods were tried in order to construct the strained four-carbon ring. A synthesis of 3,3-diphenylcyclobutanone appeared in the literature. The ketone was prepared in low yield by the reaction of diphenylketene with 2 equiv of diazomethane. The latter synthesis, although low yielding, was used and the desired amines were prepared from 3,3-diphenylcyclobutanone.

Diphenylketene

Diphenylketene is produced by the elimination of hydrogen chloride from diphenylacetyl chloride in the presence of

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References

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Synthesis

Diphenylketene

See also

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