trans-Methyl 2-(dibenzylamino)cycloheptanecarboxylate → trans-Methyl 2-aminocycloheptanecarboxylate acetate
Reaction equation
C([N:8](CC1C=CC=CC=1)[C@@H:9]1[CH2:15][CH2:14][CH2:13][CH2:12][CH2:11][C@H:10]1[C:16]([O:18][CH3:19])=[O:17])C1C=CC=CC=1>C(O)(=O)C.[Pd]>[C:16]([OH:18])(=[O:17])[CH3:10].[NH2:8][C@@H:9]1[CH2:15][CH2:14][CH2:13][CH2:12][CH2:11][C@H:10]1[C:16]([O:18][CH3:19])=[O:17]Participants
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Procedure
trans-Methyl 2-(dibenzylamino)cycloheptanecarboxylate (1.04 g, 2.94 mmol) was hydrogenated at 50 psi in 20 mL glacial acetic acid with 500 mg 10% palladium on carbon for 25 h. The reaction was filtered through celite and concentrated to yield trans-methyl 2-aminocycloheptanecarboxylate acetate (500 mg, 99%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 3.71 (3H, s), 3.35-3.44 (1H, m), 2.59 (1H, td, J=8.62, 3.15 Hz), 1.84-1.96 (2H, m), 1.61-1.80 (4H, m), 1.41-1.60 (4H, m). MS [M+H]+=171.94.