Azide → 1-Amino-3-acetoxy acetone

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1-Azido-3-acetoxyacetone (15.7 g.) is dissolved in ethylacetate (200 ml.). The 10% palladium on carbon catalyst (1.0 g.) is added; the mixture is reduced under hydrogen at atmospheric pressure until the infrared spectrum of an aliquot indicates the absence of the azide. The catalyst is filtered off and the filtrate is evaporated to afford 1-amino-3-acetoxy acetone.

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