Methylamine → Ammonia

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tert-Butyl 3-iodoazetidine-1-carboxylate (EP 1176142, pg. 23, ex. 2 (i)) (2.0 g, 7.07 mmol) was added to 33% methylamine in ethanol (45 mL) and the reaction mixture heated in a sealed vessel at 100° C. for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue partitioned between ethyl acetate and 1M aqueous sodium hydroxide. The organic layer was separated and washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with dichloromethane:methanol:0.880 ammonia 96:3.5:0.5 to yield the title product.

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