N-BOC-ethylenediamine → n-Boc-2-aminoethylguanidine hydroiodide

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A solution of commercial N-BOC-ethylendiamine (1 g) in dry ethanol (100 ml) and 2-methyl-2-thiopseudourea hydroiodide (1.5 g) was refluxed for 8 hours. The solvent was removed at reduced pressure and the crude residue purified by flash chromatography (methylene chloride/methanol: 9/1) to yield 1.5 g of N-BOC-2-aminoethylguanidine hydroiodide as a yellow oil which was dissolved in methanolic hydrochloric acid solution 5N (20 ml) and stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The white precipitate was collected, washed with dry ethanol, affording 700 mg of the intermediate.

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