Ammonium Chloride → 3-(4-Dimethylaminomethyl-2-pyridylmethylthio)propionamidine hydrochloride

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Methyl 3-(4-dimethylaminomethyl-2-pyridylmethylthio)propionimidate (8.68 g), ammonium chloride (1.74 g) and ethanol (60 ml) were stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. Ethanol was evaporated at reduced pressure and the residue chromatographed using silica gel and a chloroform-methanol gradient elution. Fractions containing the required product (as shown by TLC) were combined and solvent evaporated at reduced pressure to give 3-(4-dimethylaminomethyl-2-pyridylmethylthio)propionamidine hydrochloride (2.30 g).

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