(3R,4S)-3-azidomethyl-1-benzyloxycarbonyl-4-fluoropyrrolidine → benzyl (3S,4S)-3-(aminomethyl)-4-fluoropyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

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(3R,4S)-3-Azidomethyl-1-benzyloxycarbonyl-4-fluoropyrrolidine (1.35 g) was dissolved in ethanol (30 mL) and platinum (IV) oxide (190 mg) was added. The mixture was then stirred at room temperature for 2 hours under a stream of hydrogen gas (blown by a balloon). The catalyst in the reaction mixture was filtered through a Celite pad, and the catalyst and the Celite pad were washed with ethanol. The filtrate and the washings were then combined and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluant: ethyl acetate: methanol=10:1) to give (3S,4S)-3-aminomethyl-1-benzyloxycarbonyl-4-fluoropyrrolidine as a pale brown oil (1.13 g).

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