Methylamine → tert-butyl N-(2-amino-2-phenylethyl)carbamate

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A solution of 1,1-dimethylethyl [2-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)-2-phenylethyl]carbamate (2 g, 5.46 mmol) and either MeNH2 (40 wt % in H2O, 10 eq.) or NH2NH2 (10 eq.) in MeOH (0.5M, 10 mL) was heated to 60° C. in a sealed tube. After 12 h, the solution was concentrated and purified via column chromatography (silica-dry load, 2% MeOH in DCM (1% NH4OH)) affording the title compound (1.1 g, 85%) as a white solid: LC-MS (ES) m/z=237 (M+H)+.

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