Efficient Synthesis of Substances Related to Cinacalcet Hydrochloride via Heck Coupling

Abstract Efficient synthetic methods to process substances related to cinacalcet hydrochloride 1, generated during the preparation, were described. The compounds were identified as [1-(7,8-dihydro-naphthalen-1-yl)-ethyl]-[3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-propyl]-amine hydrochloride 2,[1-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl)-ethyl]-[3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-propyl]-amine hydrochloride 3 and [1-(naphthalen-2-yl)-ethyl]-[3-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-propyl]-amine hydrochloride 4. All were prepared from commercially available materials in several linear steps and characterized by their respective spectral data.