Methyl 1-cyanocyclopentane-1-carboxylate → Methyl 1-(aminomethyl)cyclopentanecarboxylate

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Methyl1-cyanocyclopentane-1-carboxylate (Intermediate 260; 6 g, 39.2 mmol) in acetic acid (70 mL) was hydrogenated using Pt O2 (600 mg) as a catalyst at room temperature under 4 Bar pressure for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and concentrated. The residue was taken up in methanol and absorbed on to an SCX column (3×50 g), which was then washed with methanol and eluted with ammonia in methanol. Concentration of product containing fractions yielded the title compound as a pale yellow liquid (6.18 g, 100%).

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