Water → 2-Benzyloctahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole

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A solution of lithium aluminum hydride (15.0 mL, 1.0 M solution in ether) was added dropwise to a solution of compound 2 (1.15 g) in THF (50 mL) and dichloromethane (40 mL) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred an additional 1.5 hour at 0° C. and water (0.5 mL) was added followed by the addition of aqueous NaOH solution (0.5 mL, 20%) and then water (1.5 mL). The resulting solids was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography to provide the title compound 3 as a pale yellow oil (0.93 g, 92%). LCMS: Rf: 0.368 min, M+H+: 203.

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