2-Methyl-5-phenylisoxazolidine → 3-Methylamino-1-phenylpropanol

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2-Methyl-5-phenylisoxazolidine (54.3 g, 333 mmol) and Pd/C (2.7 g) in EtOH (55.0 g) are heated to 60-80° C. in a 300-mL, stirred (700 rpm), Hastalloy autoclave which is kept pressurized to 55 psig with H2 for 5 hours. After cooling, the mixture is filtered and the EtOH removed in vacuo to give N-methyl-3-phenyl-3-hydroxypropylamine.

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