Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → n-(3-Aminophenyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide

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Pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid (3-nitro-phenyl)-amide (850 mg, 3.40 mmol) was dissolved in 1:1 MeOH-EtOAc (100 mL). Raney®-Nickel was added (3 full spatulas) followed by hydrazine monohydrate (1.70 g, 34.0 mmol) over a 5 minute period. The reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 16 hours then filtered through celite, washing the precipitate with EtOAc (10×10 mL). The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo and the residue dissolved in EtOAc (50 mL). The solution was washed with saturated brine solution (2×50 mL), dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and the solvent evaporated in vacuo. The crude product was then purified by column chromatography (Flashmaster, 40-63 mesh silica gel, EtOAc→10% MeOH-EtOAc) to provide the title compound as a pale yellow solid (1.29 g, 92%); LC-MS, Rt=0.99 min (MeOH-FA), m/z 206 (MH+).

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