Tert-butyl 4-(cyanomethyl)-4-methylpiperidine-1-carboxylate → Tert-butyl 4-(2-aminoethyl)-4-methylpiperidine-1-carboxylate

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To 5% Rh/Al2O3 (0.600 g) suspended in water (2 mL) is added ethanol (5 mL), 4-cyanomethyl-4-methylpiperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.258 g, 1.083 mmol) dissolved in ethanol (10 mL) and 28% NH3 (aq) (0.25 mL). The reaction mixture is subjected to 50 psi hydrogen gas and stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. The reaction mixture is filtered to remove the catalyst, then the filtrate is concentrated and chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with 0-10% (2 M NH3 in MeOH) in dichloromethane to give the title compound (130 mg, 50% yield).

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