Triethylamine → 3-(3-Fluorophenoxy)-1-azetidinecarboxamide

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A stirred slurry of 3 g (0.012 mole) of 3-(3-fluorophenoxy)azetidine oxalate [1:1] in 20 ml of acetone was treated with 3 ml of triethylamine and stirred for 1 hr. The resulting solution was treated with 2.5 g (0.024 mole) of nitrourea and 2 ml of water then stirred for 16 hr. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and the product crystallized. Recrystallization from methanol-water yielded 1.1 g (43.6%) of a white crystalline solid, m.p. 169°-170° C.

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