1-Benzhydryl-3-phenoxyazetidine → 3-Phenoxyazetidine

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1-benzhydryl-3-phenoxyazetidine (D20) (2.28 g, 7.23 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (50 ml) and Pd/C (400 mg, w/w 10%) was added. The mixture was heated at 70° C. under hydrogen atmosphere (50 psi) for 18 hours then filtered off. The filtrate was concentrated to obtain a residue which was recrystallized from diethylether to provide the title compound (D48) (400 mg) as a white solid.

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