$H\trianglelefteq G$, $H$ intersects the commutator subgroup of $G$ trivially implies $H$ in center of $G$?

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This question is related to this other post: I was wondering if proving that $ H \trianglelefteq G$ and $H\cap G^{\prime} =\{e\}$ (where $G^{\prime}$ denotes the commutator subgroup of $G$) implies that the elements of $H$ commute with the elements of $G^{\prime}$ is the same as proving that $H \trianglelefteq G$ and $H \cap G^{\prime}=\{e\}$ imply that $H \subseteq C(G)$ (where $C(G)$ is the center of $G$)? If not, is there a way to modify/extend this proof to show that $H \subseteq C(G)$? (It just needs to be a subset, not a subgroup).

If still not, how can I prove that$H \trianglelefteq G$ and $H \cap G^{\prime}=\{e\}$ imply that $H\subseteq C(G)$?

Thank you.

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Suppose $h\in H$ and $g\in G$ are arbitrary, and consider the commutator $[g,h]=(ghg^{-1})h^{-1}$.

Using the fact $H$ is normal, can you deduce anything? (Hint: look at how I parenthesized it.)