4-Benzyl-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)morpholine → 2-(3-Methoxyphenyl)morpholine

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In a 250 mL round-bottomed flask, 4-benzyl-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)morpholine (2.3 g, 8.12 mmol) and palladium hydroxide on carbon (285 mg, 406 μmol) were combined in methanol (15 ml). The suspension was stirred at room temperature under a balloon of hydrogen overnight. The system was evacuated with argon 3 times. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite, and the filtercake washed several times with methanol. The combined filtrate and washes were concentrated in vacuo to afford 2-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-morpholine (0.88 g, 56%) which was directly used for next step. (M+H)+=194 m/e.

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