Lithium Hydroxide → N-Boc-N-methylethylenediamine

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To a solution of methyl-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-acetylamino)-ethyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (1.04 g, 3.85 mmol) in methanol (60 mL) was added 1 M aqueous lithium hydroxide (34 mL, 34.00 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. It was then concentrated and ethyl acetate (50 mL) was added. The precipitate was filtered off and the filtrate concentrated to give 120 mg (18%) of (2-amino-ethyl)-methyl-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester. 1H-NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.22 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 2.72-2.86 (m, 5H), 1.36 (s, 9H).

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