tert-Butyl 4-oxopiperidine-1-carboxylate → 1-Boc-4-(aminomethyl)piperidine

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A solution of methylamine hydrochloride (1.01 g, Wako Pure Chemical Industries) and 1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-4-oxopiperidine (1.99 g, Aldrich) in methanol (13 ml) was stirred in the presence of platinum oxide (69 mg, Wako Pure Chemical Industries) at room temperature for 3 hours under hydrogen atmosphere of ordinary pressure. The hydrogen was purged with a nitrogen gas, and the platinum catalyst was removed by filtration. Then, the reaction mixture was adjusted to pH of from 10 to 11 with 1 N aqueous sodium hydroxide. The reaction mixture was added with water (10 ml), and the product was extracted three times with ethyl acetate (15 ml for each time). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and then the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:methanol=20:1) to obtain the title compound (2.01 g).

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