Ethanolamine → 2-(Cyclopentylamino)ethan-1-ol

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A mixture of ethanolamine (4 ml, 0.066 mmol) and cyclopentanone (6.85 ml, 0.08 mmol) in ethanol (60 ml) was stirred at ambient temperature for 30 minutes. The mixture was cooled in ice and then sodium borohydide (3.04 g, 0.08 mmol) was added slowly over 20 minutes. The mixture was stirred for 15 minutes before water (10 ml) was added. The mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue dissolved in dichloromethane and dried over magnesium sulphate and then evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by vacuum distillation to give 2-(cyclopentylamino)ethanol (3 g, 35% yield) as a clear oil:

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