Dimethylamine → Methyl 3-(dimethylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate

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Reaction Steps

A solution of methyl 3-oxocyclobutanecarboxylate (0.5 g, 3.90 mmol) in EtOAc (10 mL) was treated with dimethylamine (1M in THF, 11.71 mL, 11.71 mmol), stirred at RT for 1 h, treated portion-wise with sodium triacetoxyborohydride (1.158 g, 5.46 mmol) and stirred at RT overnight. The mixture was treated with 1N NaOH, extracted with EtOAc (3×) and the combined organics were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to dryness to afford methyl 3-(dimethylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate (596 mg, 97%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 3.57 (s, 3H), 3.33-3.26 (m, 1H), 2.75-2.74 (m, 1H), 2.19-2.18 (m, 2H), 1.97 (s, 6H), 1.88-1.85 (m, 2H).

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