Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)propan-2-amine

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A mixture of 1.16 g (5 mmol) of N-(3,5-dichloroα,α-dimethylbenzyl)formamide and 8 ml of 2N hydrochloric acid was refluxed for 30 minutes. After cooling, the reaction solution was alkalified with a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and extracted with diethyl ether. The ether solution was washed with water, dried and then concentrated to obtain 1.0 g (yield: 98.0%) of the desired compound.

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