Sodium Sulfate → (2R,3R)-4-benzyl-3-ethyl-2-methylmorpholine

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LiAlH4 (217 mg, 37.95 mmol) was added to a solution of (5R,6R)-4-benzyl-5-ethyl-6-methylmorpholin-3-one (200 mg, 0.85 mmol) in THF (10 mL). The reaction mixture was heated at 70° C. for 3 hours and then cooled to 0° C. At 0° C. was added aqueous sodium sulfate (15 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 minutes, and the white solid was removed by filtration. The filtrate was extracted with EtOAc (3×15 mL), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue on a silica gel column (0 to 30% EtOAc/hexanes) afforded (2R,3R)-4-benzyl-3-ethyl-2-methylmorpholine. MS APCl calc'd for C14H21NO [M+H]+ 220. found 220.

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