Methanol → N-(4-((2S)-morpholin-2-yl)phenyl)acetamide

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To a solution of N-(4-((2S)-4-((1R)-1-phenylethyl)morpholin-2-yl)phenyl)acetamide (6.47 g, 20 mmol) and ammonium formate (6.3 g, 100 mmol) in mixture of tetrahydrofuran (136 ml), methanol (270 ml) and water (70 ml) was added 10% palladium on carbon (wet, 270 mg) and the solution was stirred at 95° C. for 3 hours. After filtration, the solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give N-(4-((2S)-morpholin-2-yl)phenyl)acetamide (5.78 g, quant.) as an yellow oil.

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