(2S,5R)-5-Ethyl-4-(phenylmethyl)-2-morpholinemethanol → [(2S,5R)-5-Ethylmorpholin-2-yl]methanol

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[(2S,5R)-5-Ethyl-4-(phenylmethyl)-2-morpholinyl]methanol (0.5 g, 2.125 mmol) was dissolved in CH3OH (20 mL) and placed under a nitrogen atmosphere. Palladium on carbon (10 wt %, 0.023 g, 0.212 mmol) was added and the flask was flushed with nitrogen and evacuated (3×). Then the reaction was placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen (balloon), and stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite and concentrated to afford the title compound (0.309 g) as a colorless oil. LC-MS (ES) m/z=146 [M+H]+.

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