Sodium Bicarbonate → 8-Aminospiro[3.5]non-7-EN-6-one

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10 g 8-hydroxyspiro[3.5]non-7-en-6-one and 10.1 g ammonium acetate are dissolved in 100 ml toluene and 3.2 ml acetic acid. The mixture is refluxed for 2 hours using a Dean-Stark trap. After cooling to room temperature the mixture is cautiously added to 200 ml of a saturated solution of sodium bicarbonate and 100 g ice. Then the mixture is stirred for 15 minutes, the solid product is collected by filtration and dried at 50° C. in vacuo.

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