Ethylenediamine → HCID 10431217, compound

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Reaction Steps

95% Ethanol (1.0 mL) was added to a slowly stirred mixture of nickel (II) chloride (86 mg, 0.66 mmol) and sodium borohydride (12 mg, 0.33 mmol) under nitrogen. The mixture immediately turned black. After 15 min, ethylenediamine (70 μL, 1.04 mmol) was added. After an additional 15 min, a solution of alkyne 13 (53 mg, 0.13 mmol) in 95% ethanol (1.0 mL) was added. The flask was evacuated and refilled with hydrogen (3×), and the reaction mixture was stirred vigorously under a balloon of hydrogen for 22 h. The mixture was then filtered through celite, washing with MeOH (5 mL) and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue by flash column chromatography on silica (100% CH2Cl2→50% EtOAc/CH2Cl2, gradient) afforded 30 mg (56%) of the title compound (15).

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