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HRID 40556Generated: October 25, 2026

Ammonia → Hydroxyamfetamine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAmmoniaHCID 222—
Reactant4-HydroxyphenylacetoneHCID 7019274—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
CatalystNickelHCID 935—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductHydroxyamfetamineHCID 3651—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 7.00 g (46.6 mmol) 4-hydroxyphenylacetone and 200 mL 7N ammonia in MeOH is charged with 0.70 g Raney nickel. The mixture is stirred in an hydrogen atmosphere (50 psi) at r.t. over night. After complete reaction, the mixture is filtrated, the solvent is removed in vacuo and the crude product is purified by HPLC (MeOH/H2O/NH3).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08530460B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_09
ORD IDord-cb14c09e723444f6967e7938a6ec22f0
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_09