Water → 3-Benzyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane

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Red-Al (70% in toluene) (24 g, 83.2 mmol) was dissolved in absolute ether (100 mL) and cooled to 0° C. under N2, then 3-benzyl-3-aza-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2,4-dione (3.72 g, 18.5 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 mins then stirred under reflux for 4 h. Water (50 mL) was added to the cooled solution and the mixture filtered through celite. The organic phase was dried over Na2SO4, concentrated in vacuo to give 3-benzyl-3-aza-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (3.0 g, 94%) as a light red oil. LC-MS: [M+H]+, 174.2, tR=0.546 min.

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