Diethyl Ether → (R)-4-(1-Aminoethyl)cyclohexan-1-ol

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Tert-butyl (R)-1-(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)ethylcarbamate (4.49 g, 18.45 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (25 mL) and cooled to 0° C. under nitrogen. HCl 2M in Ether (27.68 mL of 2 M, 55.35 mmol) was added and the reaction allowed to warm slowly to ambient temperature for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The crude mixture was dissolved in MeOH (25 mL). MP-Carbonate was added (11.75 g, 36.90 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours. The resin was filtered and the mother liquors were concentrated to dryness to afford the title compound as an off white solid (2.39 g, 90% yield).

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