Ethyl formate → 5-Hydroxypentylformamide

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2.06 g (20.0 mmol) of 5-amino-1-pentanol was dissolved in 5 mL of ethyl formate and the mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 4 hours. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the obtained residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (eluting solvent: ethyl acetate/methanol=100/0-70/30) to obtain 1.90 g (yield: 73%) of the title compound as a pale yellow-oil.

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