Diethyl 3-azidopropylphosphonate → Diethyl (3-aminopropyl)phosphonate

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(3-Azidopropyl)phosphonic acid diethyl ester (240 mg, 1.08 mmol) and activated Pd/C (20 mg) were suspended in methanol (50 ml) and stirred under H2 atmosphere at 40 psi for 3 hours. The black suspension was filtered on Celite, and the solvent was removed under vacuum to give pure (3-aminopropyl)phosphonic acid diethyl ester (205 mg, 99% yield).

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