Ethylenediamine → N1-((3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)methyl)ethane-1,2-diamine

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Ethylenediamine (30 g) was dissolved in 120 g of acetonitrile, and a solution of 17.6 g of 5-bromomethyl-3-methylisoxazole in 30 ml of acetonitrile was added dropwise at 5° to 10° C. After the addition, the mixture was stirred for 1 hour with a care taken not to permit the temperature of the reaction system to rise above 20° C. Then, most of the volatile materials were removed under vacuum (less than 2 mmHg) while maintaining the bath temperature at 20° C. Ice water was added to the residue, and the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane. The dichloromethane layer was dehydrated, and dichloromethane was distilled off under reduced pressure to give 10.0 g of N-(3-methyl-5-isoxazolylmethyl)ethylenediamine (purity about 95%)as a colorless oil.

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