Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Amino-5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ol

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To a solution of 2-(diphenylmethyleneamino)-5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ol (180 mg, 0.526 mmol) in THF (20 ml) was added aqueous hydrochloric acid (2.0 M, 1.00 ml, 2.0 mmol). After 20 minutes, the reaction mixture was partially concentrated under reduced pressure to a volume of approximately 2 mL. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (30 mL), saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (15 mL), saturated aqueous sodium carbonate (10 mL), and brine (15 mL). The layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×15 mL). The combined organics were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel (0.5-10% methanol/dichloromethane linear gradient) to yield 2-amino-5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ol. MS ESI calc'd. for C10H15N2O [M+H]+ 179. found 179. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.64 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 6.38 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 4.42 (s, 2H), 2.80-2.63 (m, 2H), 2.02-1.75 (m, 5H), 1.50 (s, 3H).

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