Hydrochloric Acid → (S)-1-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carboxylic acid dihydrochloride

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A 1N hydrochloric acid solution (13.7 ml) and a 37% formaldehyde solution (0.74 ml, 0.00907 mol) were added to 3-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)methyl-L-histidine dihydrochloride (VIII-2) (1.1406 g, 0.00302 mol), and the mixture was stirred first at room temperature for half an hour and then on a 120° C. oil bath for 1.5 hours. The mixture was then cooled and concentrated to obtain the objective compound (VII-2) (1.1538 g; yield: 98.0%) as yellowish brown crystals (decomposed at 256.5°-258° C).

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