4-Morpholineacetonitrile → 2-Morpholinoethylamine

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To anhydrous THF (35 mL) was added LiAlH4 (3.19 g, 84 mmol) in one portion in an ice bath. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 20 min, and a solution of 2-morpholinoacetonitrile (3.50 g, 28 mmol) in anhydrous THF (10 mL) was added dropwise. Upon the end of addition the mixture was refluxed for 3 h, then cooled to rt, diluted with water (20 mL), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as yellow oil (2.62 g, 72%).

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