Methylamine → Benzyl (2-(aminooxy)ethyl)carbamate

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To a solution of N-[2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)ethoxy]phthalimide (1.36 g, 4.0 mmol), as prepared in the preceding step, in ethanol (20 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) was added 40% methylamine (2 mL, 25 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. After evaporating the solvent, the residue was passed through silica gel (3:1 ethyl acetate:hexane to ethyl acetate) to give the title compound as a white solid (800 mg, 95%). 1H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.36 (m, 5H), 5.47 (br s, 2H), 5.21 (br s, 1H), 5.10 (s, 2H), 3.72 (t, J=5.0 Hz, 2H), 3.44 (q, J=5.0 Hz, 2H).

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