6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-azepine hydrochloride → 3-(4-Methoxyphenyl)azepane hydrochloride

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A mixture of 6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-azepine hydrochloride (0.3 g, 1.251 mmol) and 10% Pd-C (0.133 g, 1.251 mmol) in methanol (5 mL), was hydrogenated at 50 psi for 12 h. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite and and concentrated to yield crude 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)azepane hydrochloride (0.2 g, 57%) as a black gum, used without further purification. LCMS: RT 0.62 min. LCMS (ES-API), m/z 206.1 (M+1).

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