Methanol → Methyl 1-aminocyclobutane-1-carboxylate

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Concentrated H2SO4 (10 ml) was added at 0° C. to a solution of 1-(tert-butoxy-carbonylamino)-cyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (9.29 mmol, 1 equiv.) in MeOH (30 ml), and the reaction was refluxed for 2 hours at 0° C. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was taken up in distilled water, adjusted to pH 8-9 with saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×200 ml). The combined organic phases were washed with distilled water (2×150 ml) and saturated NaCl solution (2×50 ml) and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was concentrated under reduced pressure to yield the desired product in the form of a white solid. Yield: 75%

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