Methylhydrazine → 1-(2-(Aminooxy)ethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one

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2-(2-(2-Oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-ethoxy)-isoindol-1,3-dione (590 mg, 2.15 mmol) and methylhydrazine (119 mg, 2.58 mmol) were mixed in methylene chloride, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was purified by silica gel chromatography to give 1-(2-aminooxy-ethyl)-pyrrolidin-2-one (the title compound, 298 mg).

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