Formaldehyde → N-(benzotriazol-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanamine

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To the mixture of 36 g (0.3 mole) of benzotriazole and 30 mL (0.3 mole) of cyclopentylamine in 1400 mL of ether was added dropwise 22 mL (0.3 mole) of 37% aqueous formaldehyde. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solution was dried over calcium chloride, filtered and concentrated under pressure. Hexane was added under ice-cooled bath and the resulting solid was collected by filtration and washed with hexane dried to give 58.6 g of benzotriazol-1-ylmethyl-cyclopentyl-amine as a white solid.

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