Methylamine → Adamantan-1-yl-methylamino-acetic acid

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Adamantan-1-yl-iodo-acetic acid (7.86 g, 24.55 mmol, P. A. Krasutskii. et. Al. J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Trans.); 1985; 1327-1332) is refluxed with 100 mL of 2M methylamine in tetrahydrofuran for 18 hours. The solvent is evaporated in vacuo, and the residue treated with water. The pH is adjusted to 6 and the resulting solid collected and dried to give 2.16 g of the title compound as a white solid. MS: m/z 224.2 (M+1).

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