Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → Tert-butyl 3-(2-hydrazinyl-2-oxoethyl)azetidine-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of tert-butyl 3-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)azetidine-1-carboxylate (25.0 g, 109 mmol) in MeOH (150 mL) was added NH2NH2.H2O (27.3 g, 546 mmol) at rt. The mixture was heated at 65° C. for 12 hrs and then concentrated. The residue was diluted with DCM (400 mL), washed with water (2×) and saturated sodium chloride (2×), dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated to give tert-butyl 3-(2-hydrazinyl-2-oxoethyl)azetidine-1-carboxylate (24.0 g, 96%) as a yellow gum. ESI-MS (EI+, m/z): 252 [M+Na]+.

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