-N. MDMA safrole

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Safrole, which is isolated from sassafras, can be converted to the illegal stimulant MDMA (3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine, “Ecstasy”) by a variety of methods. (a) Devise a synthesis that begins with safrole and uses a nucleophilic substitution reaction to introduce the amine. (b) Devise a synthesis that begins with safrole and uses reductive amination to introduce the amine.

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Please find below a synthesis that begins with safrole and uses a nucleophilic substitution reaction to introduce the amine.

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