Hydrochloric Acid → tert-Butyl 3-(hydroxymethyl)azetidine-1-carboxylate

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Borane dimethyl sulfide complex (4.5 mL, 15.0 mmol) was slowly added to 1-(tertiary butoxycarbonyl)azetidine-3-carboxylic acid (1.0 g, 5.0 mmol) dissolved in a distilled tetrahydrofuran solution (20 mL) at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 4 hours. Thereafter, 1N HCl aqueous solution (70 mL) was slowly added at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3*30 mL), and the organic layer was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution and distilled water once, respectively and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed by reduced pressure evaporation to obtain the desired compound tertiary butyl 3-(hydroxymethyl)azetidine-1-carboxylate.

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