HCID 22480752, compound → Tert-butyl 3-aminoazetidine-1-carboxylate

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A solution of tert-butyl 3-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)-1-azetidinecarboxylate (Preparation 77) in methylamine in methanol (2M) (10 ml) was stirred in a sealed tube at 55° C. for 3 hours. On cooling a precipitate formed and the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (100 ml) and washed with water (100 ml, containing (2M) hydrochloric acid (3 ml)) and water (50 ml, containing (2M) hydrochloric acid (2 ml)). The combined aqueous was basified with (2M) sodium hydroxide solution (20 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×75 ml). The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with a gradient system of 97.5:2.5:0.25 (dichloromethane:methanol:ammonia) gradually changing to 90:10:1 (dichloromethane:methanol:ammonia) to afford the title compound (935 mg) of approximately 90% purity, which was used in preparation without further purification.

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