Trifluoroacetic acid → 3-(azetidin-3-yloxy)pyridine

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To 160 mg (0.64 mmol) of 3-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-3-azetidinyloxy)-pyridine was added 6 mL of solution containing 3 mL of TFA and 3 mL of CH2Cl2 at ice-bath temperature. The reaction solution was slowly warmed to room temperature and allowed to stir 50 min at room temperature. After 50 min, solvents were removed in vacuo and the crude product was purified by flash chromatography (9:1:0.05, CHCl3:MeOH:conc. NH4OH) to obtain 62 mg (67%) of a white solid: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ8.23 (2H, br s), 7.38 (2H, br d), 5.24 (2H, br s), 4.58 (2H, br d), 4.20 (2H, br d, J=9.8 Hz); Mass spectrum (ESI) m/z 151.7 (M+H+).

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