Water → 3-Benzylamino-3-methyl-butan-1-ol

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To a solution of ethyl 3-benzylamino-3-methylbutyrate (7.35 g, 31.2 mmol) in THF (150 mL) was added LiAlH4 (2.40 g, 63.2 mmol) portionwise at 0° C. for 0.5 h, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 h. The mixture was cooled on iced-water bath, then dropped a little water. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, then dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and then concentrated in vacuo. Flash chromatography (EtOAc:MeOH=5:1) of the residue gave 3-benzylamino-3-methyl-1-butanol as a pale yellow oil (3.91 g, 65%).

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