4-(Aminomethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid → Cyclohexanemethanol, 4-(aminomethyl)-

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4-(Aminomethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (4.00 g, 25.44 mmol) was stirred in THF (100 mL) at 0° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. LiAlH4 (2.90 g, 76.33 mmol) was then added and the reaction allowed to warm to RT and stir for 3 h. It was then cooled to 0° C. and quenched with H2O. Na2SO4 was then added and the mixture stirred for 10 minutes. It was then filtered through celite and the filtrate concentrated in vacuo to give the product as a colourless oil which solidified on standing to give the product as a white solid (3.72 g, 100%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ: 0.95 (4H, m), 1.22-1.47 (5H, m), 1.86 (4H, m), 2.55 (2H, d, J=6.6 Hz), 4.46 (2H, d, J=6.3 Hz).

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