1-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-3-(cyanomethylene)azetidine → tert-Butyl 3-(cyanomethyl)azetidine-1-carboxylate

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tert-Butyl 3-(cyanomethylene)azetidine-1-carboxylate (823 mg, 4.24 mmol) in a mixture of methanol (20 mL) and 1,4-dioxane (10 mL) was stirred with 5% palladium-carbon (129 mg) for one day under a hydrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=1/1 (v/v)) to give the title compound as a colorless oil (657 mg, yield 79%).

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