Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 2-aminoisobutyrate hydrochloride

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Reaction Steps

To 2-aminoisobutyric acid in 125 ml of methanol is added 125 ml of methanol saturated with HCl. The initial mixture becomes a solution and the reaction is sealed and allowed to stir at room temperature overnight. The next day the reaction is evaporated, first neat and then from toluene to give a solid.

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