Potassium Carbonate → N-(2-morpholinoethyl)cyclopropanamine hydrochloride

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A solution of 100 mg of N-(2-chloroethyl)morpholine and 307 mg of cyclopropylamine in 5 mL of CH3CN was refluxed for 2 h. The mixture was cooled to 25° C. and treated with excess K2CO3. After stirring for 1 h the suspension was filtered and the solvent was evaporated. The residual solvent was removed at high vacuum and the residue was dissolved in a large excess of methanolic HCl. The solvent was evaporated to give 102 mg of the product.

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