Dibenzylamine → 3-(aminomethyl)-N,N-dibenzyloxetan-3-amine

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To 3-Dibenzylamino-oxetane-3-carbonitrile (156 mg) (prepared by Strecker synthesis in analogy to example 83/84, step a, from oxetan-3-one, dibenzyl-amine and trimethylsilyl cyanide) in methanol (10 ml) was added a catalytic amount of Raney nickel and the reaction mixture was then stirred at RT under an atmosphere of H2 for 8 h. The catalyst was removed by filtration, the filtrate concentrated under reduced pressure to provide the title compound (170 mg) as off-white solid, MS (ESI): 283.17 (MH+).

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