2-Methylaziridine → HCID 45087976, compound

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To a cold (−78° C.) solution of 2-methylaziridine (5.6 g, 99 mmol) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (18.8 mL, 108 mmol) in dichloromethane (250 mL) under an atmosphere of nitrogen, ethyl bromoacetate (10 mL, 90 mmol) was added over a period of 1 h. The resultant mixture was allowed to slowly warm up and stirred at room temperature overnight. The resultant mixture was concentrated under vacuum, and the residue was suspended in chloroform. A stream of anhydrous ammonia gas was bubbled into the mixture with stirring for a period of 15 min. The resultant suspension was filtered, and the filtrate concentrated under vacuum. The residue was further treated with anhydrous diethyl ether and the milky solution filtered through a pad of Celite. The filtrate was concentrated under vacuum, and the residue subjected to distillation under reduced pressure (bp ˜60° C., 18 torr) to provide the title compound as colorless oil.

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